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April 25 - MYAC Students
bring many treasures to
Andrea’s Closet
at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in
Glendale.
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Mayor’s
Youth Advisory Commission (MYAC)
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April 25,
2008- MYAC Students
bring many treasures to
Andrea’s Closet
at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in
Glendale.
Left
to Right: Megan Miller, Senior at Mountain Ridge
High School, Ashley Johnson, Senior at Mountain Ridge,
Matthew Sweeten, Senior at Mountain Ridge, Lauren Sibeck,
Sophomore at Mountain Ridge, Danielle McCourt, Senior at
Mountain Ridge, Callie Shawcross, Senior at Mountain Ridge,
Elizabeth Fernandes, Freshman at Independence, Mayor Elaine
Scruggs City of Glendale, Robert Villalobos, Junior at
Glendale.
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Kody
and friends get first pick!
Kody Anderson,
a patient at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center,
examines a treasure wagon as MYAC students and hospital staff brought
carts of toys though the hospital and into
the Andrea's Closet area. MYAC students behind
are
Callie
Shawcross, Senior at Mountain Ridge, Lauren Sibeck, Sophomore at
Mountain Ridge, and Elizabeth Fernandes, Freshman at
Independence.
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a patient at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center,
found a treasure as MYAC students and hospital staff brought
carts of toys though the hospital and into
the Andrea's Closet area. Lucky were those that
had rooms near the closet as they got to see the new
material that was in-bound!
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| MYAC Students Ashley
Johnson, Senior at Mountain Ridge and Callie Shawcross, Senior
at Mountain Ridge, take
a break and examine some of the many treasures inside
Andrea’s Closet at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in
Glendale. This toy program brings pediatric patients
comfort and distraction from their pain by allowing them to
choose a special gift from the toy-filled closet |
 Andrea's
Closet is named for Andrea Brunk, who was 8 years old when she
was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in July 2000.
Like many children dealing with such a disease, Andrea dreaded
her regular visits to the hospital.
Through chemotherapy and radiation treatments, the child-life
specialist at Phoenix's St. Joseph's Hospital tried to keep up
Andrea's spirits. They presented her with a Beanie Baby or
some other prize from their stash every time she had to endure
a painful or scary procedure.
Soon Andrea
discovered the closet where the goodies were kept... Read more
at the site.
To learn more about
this wonderful toy program for the kids in hospitals and how
you can get involved today: click... www.andreascloset.org
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| About
the Mayor’s Youth
Advisory Commission
 The
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission—often referred to as MYAC—is
a working group of Glendale teens from all high schools in our
city, as well as public and private schools beyond our
boundaries. Each year the teens plan and implement community
projects, a Teen Town Hall and Student Government Day.
To learn more about
this wonderful program for the youth in high school
and how
you can get involved today: click...
www.glendaleaz.com/Mayor/myac.cfm#LearnaboutMYAC
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Individuals
interested in health care career invited to attend
Banner Thunderbird job fair on May 9
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Story and Photos by Lesa Holstine
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Glendale, Arizona,
United States
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Betty
Webb at the Velma Teague Library
As part of the Authors at the Teague series, Betty Webb,
author of the Lena Jones mysteries, appeared at the Velma
Teague Library, discussing what Publishers Weekly
calls her, "Mysteries with a social conscience."
Betty said she worked in journalism for twenty years, and they
didn't allow her to make things up. She wanted to make things
up. While reviewing books for the newspaper, she found herself
looking for the mysteries, so she decided she wanted to write
mysteries. There was a fellow member of her critique group who
was too sweet and too nice, and just couldn't kill people in
her writing. She'd put them in a coma, and Betty kept telling
her she needed to kill someone. While trying to figure out who
she wanted to kill, she and her husband, Paul, went to a
Scottsdale Art Show. When she said to Paul, "Someone
should kill that gallery owner," he replied,
"There's your dead body." She went home and wrote
the first chapter of Desert Noir. However,
she didn't know why the gallery owner was killed or who solved
it. She needed to know who was going to solve the crime. Since
it was her first book, Webb was still trying to decide if she
would write grizzly books, or lighter, cozy or traditional
mysteries in the style of Agatha Christie.
Her character, Lena Jones, came to her in a dream. Lena was
found at the age of four, lying at the edge of a Phoenix road,
Thomas Road, with a bullet in her head. She was in a coma for
months, and when she came out of it, she couldn't remember
anything, where she was from, who her parents were, or what
happened to her. She had some brain damage, which led to some
behavior problems. The behavior problems made her unadoptable,
so she grew up in foster care, where she was raped, abused,
and malnourished. However, she survived to get a scholarship
to Arizona State University where she studied police science.
After graduation, she worked for the Scottsdale Police
Department, until she was shot on the job. When she was
offered a desk job, she decided to open her own detective
agency, Desert Investigations, in Scottsdale. After having
that dream, Lena became the daughter Betty Webb never had, and
she wanted to do a series about her, beginning with Desert
Noir, the story about the murder of that Scottsdale
gallery owner.
In the Desert series, Lena Jones is looking for her biological
parents and her background. Webb said, mystery writers work
out their hostilities by killing people in their books, but
mystery writers are really sweeter than romance writers who
can't take out their frustrations in their writing. She said
romance writers are the rough and tough ones.
Betty Webb said she first found out about the problem of
polygamy in the American Southwest when she saw an AP story
out of Washington. She started to check it out, and took trips
to the Utah border because most of the Arizona polygamy
colonies are up there, towns such as Colorado City. She met
Flora Jessup, a former sister wife who escaped, and now speaks
out against polygamy, and helps other girls escape. She wrote Desert
Wives, which has been optioned for Lifetime TV, but
not filmed yet.
Polygamy is not about religion. If a man takes ten wives, who
are not really wives, but concubines, and has ten children
with each, he has one hundred illegitimate children. What do
illegitimate children get? Welfare checks of $250 a month per
child, and the money goes to the Prophet. That's the money
that has made Warren Jeffs a millionaire, money from breeding
girls for their lifetime. The Prophet moves girls from other
households. Warren Jeffs built the compound in Ed Dorado,
Texas that has been in the news. All that welfare money goes
to Jeffs. Polygamy is about money, which is part of the story
of Desert Wives. The families are interbred,
which means 65% of the kids are genetically damaged, but the
Prophet doesn't care, as long as the girls can breed. At
eighteen, the boys are dumped out of the compound, and become
the Lost Boys. The can't read or write, and are dumped in
Phoenix, Flagstaff and Salt Lake City. In Texas, they work
construction until eighteen, but they actually work for script
that is redeemable only in compound stores. So, when they're
turned out at eighteen, they still have no money. In Desert
Wives, Lena masqueraded as a sister wife.
While researching, Betty learned that polygamists are racists
who pass out flyers at shows, such as survivalist shows. She
checked out publishers of racist materials, and found there is
a big market for publishing flyers, books, video games, and
recordings. In her next book, Desert Survivors,
Webb asks, what kind of person would own a publishing company
that published racist material.
Desert Run came about because Webb lives near
Papago Buttes, where there was a prisoner of war camp for
Germans during World War II. On Dec. 24, 1944, twenty-five
Germans dug a tunnel under the stockade to escape with a
collapsed boat. Why a boat? Because their map showed rivers,
which are actually dry river beds in Arizona. They were all
members of U-boat crews, who thought they would sail out Cross
Cut Canal.. When they discovered the canals were dry, they
abandoned the boat, and spread out through the desert. They
eventually all surrendered.
Betty Webb calls Desert Run her Glendale, AZ
book. In her story, after the war, several of the German men
came back, and moved to Glendale. One is still alive in the
book, and Lena makes a trip to interview him. She's early one
day, and goes through Glendale's antique stores. She's been
living in a furnished apartment, and has never taken interest
in her home, which is common with foster children. But, in one
store, she sees a lunch pail with Roy Rogers, and buys it. She
finds a Lone Ranger and Tonto bedspread, and by the time she
leaves, she bought an apartment full of 50's and 60's cowboy
furniture.
All of Webb's books start with a body because she said she
likes to kill people. In Desert Run, Lena
finds the body of a ninety-four year old man, a former
prisoner. This is Lena's first cold case, a contemporary
murder tied back to a murder during the WWII escape.
Desert Cut is Webb's new book, which has
already gone through its first printing. Everyone knows about
the illegal immigration problem in the United States. But,
there's also a serious problem with legal immigration.
Americans have big hearts, and they, and church groups, bring
in people who have been displaced by war or famine. However,
we've brought in groups that have beliefs that little girls
are of less value than goats, and some of the beliefs are
terrible. Some of their practices should not be continued in
the U.S., but the groups that brought them in might not have
known enough about the culture when they brought them. Now,
some bulletins published even say it's not child abuse, it's
cultural. Betty Webb said she first heard about it from an
article about a court case in Atlanta, Georgia. There are
severe child abuses against little girls, usually between the
ages of 2 and 9, with the biggest group under seven. They call
it a "rite of passage," and it's done with
anesthesia, with antiseptic aftercare. The purpose is to make
a girl a faithful wife.
Webb said her publishers were leery about the subject, but Desert
Cut was published on Feb. 15, and the first edition
has sold out. It received a starred review in Booklist,
a magazine for librarians. Webb said, "Reach librarians,
and you reach the world." You reach people once
librarians find out about an issue. Then you'll get the word
out.
For her research, she talked to people online who were
fighting against the custom. Two Somali women, who were
fighting against it, were found dead, deaths labeled
"accidental." She said the custom is popular in
African and Mideastern countries. Webb said France has had a
large number of problems, and they've been arresting people,
and prosecuting.
The next Lena Jones mystery, "son of Desert Wives,"
will come out in Fall 2009, Desert Lost. It's
about the lost boys and urban polygamy, polygamy in the
Phoenix area and the Valley.
Webb started another book at the time she was writing Desert
Cut, because that one was so traumatic. She started a
warmer, lighter mystery, which will be published this
November. Webb volunteers at the Phoenix Zoo, and she loves
zoos. The first book in her zoo series is The Anteater
of Death, again from Poisoned Pen Press. Betty said
there's an anteater named Jezebel at the zoo, and she's a Code
Red animal. Code Red means, if it escapes, its shot on sight.
Why is an anteater dangerous? When it stands on its hind legs,
and balances on the tail that is as strong as a kangaroo's, it
has four inch long claws that can dismember a jaguar. When a
body is found in the anteater's enclosure, torn apart, the
zookeeper, a woman named Teddy, thinks the anteater was
framed. The zoo is on the California coast, and Teddy lives on
a houseboat. The first and last chapter of every book in the
series will be told from an animal's point of view. However,
Webb isn't trying to make the animal anthropomorphic. The
books will be about animals that the reader wouldn't normally
associate with death.
Betty Webb said she wrote her first mystery at 56. There are
no big issues in her new series. Webb likes big issues, so
she'll continue to write the Lena Jones books, and her heart
is with Lena Jones, the daughter she never had.
In a couple weeks, I'll have autographed Lena Jones books to
offer as prizes on my blog. Watch for the chance to win two of
these dramatic books.
Betty Webb's website is www.bettywebb-mystery.com
Desert Cut by Betty Webb. Poisoned Pen Press, ©2008. ISBN
978-1590584910 (hardcover), 277p.
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Lesa Holstine
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Glendale, Arizona,
United States
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Desert Cut
review and interviw with
Betty Webb at the Book Topics section |
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The Peoria Fine
Arts Association Winner
Glendale Gaslight Inn Gallery
Peoria Fine
Arts exhibition on April 6 at Gaslight Inn gallery
at
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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
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.
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Officer Matt
Barnett PIO From Glendale Police Department Receives Emmy ®
Production Certificate
( L to R), Office Matt
Barnett, PIO from Glendale Police Department, and Ed Sharpe,
Director/Producer, with the Certificate Matt received for
his participation in the 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy®
Award winning production of "The Laura Graff Hit and Run
Accident - Search For The Driver". -
(Photo Sgt. Jim Toomey, PIO Glendale
Police Department)
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(Glendale Daily Planet - April
24, 2008) This afternoon Officer Matt Barnett PIO from
Glendale Police Department received his Emmy ® Production
Certificate bestowed upon him by The National Television Academy
Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter. Ed Sharpe of CouryGraph
Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV who was the
Director/Producer/Videographer of "The Laura Graff Hit
and Run Accident - Search For The Driver"
presented it to Matt in the downtown Glendale Arizona
Police Headquarters. On hand for the ceremonies also was Sgt
Jim Toomey who is also a Glendale Police Public information
officer.
Sharpe commented " I like
to refer to Officer Barnett as "One Take
Matt" due to his direct succinct presentation of the
facts we need for our news stories... "
Sharpe continued "I never
remember a time we had to re-shoot a statement. It is a joy to be
able to run something like this straight though without
having to edit to take dead spots out and umm's and ah's... Matt
is great to work with!"
To learn more
and see the video CLICK
HERE!
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Glendale's
25th Annual Gibson Jazz & Blues Festival
Photos
(C) Ed Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet |
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SEE
CITY SITE FOR
Entertainment
line up!
Online music sampler!
http://www.glendaleaz.com/../events/2008JazzandBlues.cfm
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| Firefighters
from Germany and Glendale Arizona meet. |
| Glendale’s first female
firefighter, Valeri Eddings, 53 top, met one of Germany’s
firefighters, Julia Gauweiler, 23, during her tour of
the Glendale
Regional Public Safety Training Center 4/10/2008
Photo by Ed Sharpe - 4/10/08 |
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Training Division Chief Alex Morales
took the visitors on a tour of the Glendale
Regional Public Safety Training Center.
Julia Gauweiler holds a tank made
from composite materials for lightness while Alex Morales
demonstrates the breathing mouthpiece.
(Left)Manuela
and Jack Webb, who Julia was visiting in Arizona, accompanied
Julia on the tour.
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Police
Seek Information About Shooting
6600
block of north 55th Avenue.
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Glendale police
detectives are interviewing more than a dozen people to learn
about the events the led up to a shooting that took place in an
alley behind several homes in the 6600 block of north 55th
Avenue.
At 5:44 p.m. today (4/6), several police units
responded to reports of a shooting in the alley north of McLellan
Road, between 54th Drive and 55th Avenue. Upon arrival, officers
found the victim lying in the alley suffering from a gunshot
wound. Witness statements and evidence at the scene indicated
multiple shots had been fired. The victim was taken to a local
trauma center with life-threatening injuries. The victim is an
Hispanic male, 20 years of age, who resides in Glendale.
Investigators know his identity, but have not been able to notify
his next-of-kin.
Witnesses stated that the victim was seen talking
to another man in the alley shortly before the shooting occurred.
It did not appear that the two were arguing. The other man was
described as an Hispanic male, in his 20’s, with a shaved head,
and wearing a "shiny" silver or gray shirt. This subject
may have been driving a silver or gold, four door, imported sedan,
with front end damage.
Anyone with information about this incident is
asked to call the Glendale Police Department at 623-930-3000.
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Bitzee
Mama's
Downtown
Glendale Restaurant
ROBBED! |
Photo and Story
Ed Sharpe
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Glendale
Daily Planet -- Today shortly before noon, Bitzee
Mama's, a
famous downtown Glendale restaurant located
at 7023 N 58th Avenue across from Murphy Park
was robbed. $220 dollars were taken in this mid
afternoon heist.
Patricia Ryan, the owner, tells us "The suspect was
tall, thin, Caucasian, face with pock marks from past
acne and cleanly dressed in a long green shirt. Ryan
continued: "At
approximately 11:40 he
came in looking for a bottle of water and was at the counter
next to the register. When the register was opened
he dropped the water and grabbed all the 20 dollar
bills." Whimsically she adds... "He even
dropped his $2!"
Lulu
and another restaurant employee chased down the ally after
the thief who joined another person that was driving a
navy blue
Mustang with a temporary paper plate.
Patricia
Ryan told us, the officers that interviewed her after the
robbery said this suspect was pulling these same stunts in
Peoria...
even with the same
blue Mustang with temporary plate.
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Photo: Patricia Ryan, the owner
of Bitzee Mama's next to the register
where the theft took place. |
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This
commonality of car description and MO was confirmed this
afternoon with a conversation with Matt Barnett PIO for
Glendale Police Department.
Officer
Mat Barnett cautions: "If you spot suspicious
activity call Glendale Police at 623-930-3000 or call
911." He continued:
"If an encounter with this person occurs DO
NOT put your self at risk, comply with their demands,
be a good witness
and remember every detail, write down the details
immediately and call 911 ASAP.
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2 News Agencies win 2 Telly Awards for a Production of
One Great Glendale Fire Prevention Parade!
Glendale Fire Department Fire Prevention Parade Extravaganza
Documented by 2 Media Sources Netting 2 Telly Awards.
(Glendale AZ) Elizabeth Jackman, staff writer and photographer, from the Glendale Star Newspaper and Ed Sharpe director of CouryGraph Productions, who oversees The Glendale Daily Planet - KKAT Streaming TV, Glendale's homegrown Internet video news source, received two 2008 Telly Awards as recognition of their joint project on the 25th Annual Fire Prevention Day Parade.
Sharpe and Jackman received the two Bronze Awards for a 16 minute movie documenting the 25th Annual Fire Prevention Day Parade. This project was a unique joint venture between two media sources with Jackman doing the still photography and Sharpe applied a 'Ken Burns" technique to animate the still photos and render them into a movie file to present on the Glendale Daily Planet. The two categories this presentation earned honors in was news and also live event documentation.
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 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.
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The
Gabrielle Liese Spirit Award Presentation |
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 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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GLENDALE OPENS
FIRST “GREEN” AND LARGEST
PARK AND RIDE FACILITY IN THE VALLEY
11 a.m., Tuesday, March 25 Northeast corner of 99th Avenue and Glendale
Avenue
City of Glendale Mayor Elaine
Scruggs, Councilmember Joyce Clark, along with Glendale
Officials today showcased a new Glendale Park and Ride. This
facility is a “green” design and the first
environmentally friendly structure of its kind. MORE>
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GLENDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES
2007 FIREFIGHTER
OF THE YEAR
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. –The
Glendale Fire Department has named Assistant Fire Chief Jim
Higgins as its Firefighter of the Year for 2007. The
announcement came Friday, March 14th, during the Glendale Fire
Department’s 21st Annual Awards Banquet.
Assistant Chief Higgins, a twenty-eight
year veteran, was nominated for his work and dedication towards
the state of the art Glendale Regional Public Safety Training
Center. With much class, he gave thanks to his family, highlighted
the actions of others who were also nominated for the award and
encouraged everyone in the organization to continue to take care
of each other. His humble acceptance of the award called for a
standing ovation as he joined his wife off stage.
Part of his nomination read, “The men
and women of the Glendale Fire Department have all shared in the
pride that is reflected in one of the most incredible training
facilities in the state, if not the Country. No one will ever know
how much of what is there today is the direct result of Jim
Higgins refusing to compromise, refusing to accept less, and
absolutely committed to representing what he cares for the most;
not just the name of the Glendale Fire Department, but the people
who represent it.” Congratulation Chief Higgins on the well
deserved title of Glendale Fire Department’s 2007 Firefighter
of the Year!
Other awards given at the department’s
21st Annual Awards Banquet;
Service Award: The Support Services/IT
Support Division
Service Award (Non-Sworn): Glendale
Fire Department Cadets Volunteers
Chief Don Heatwole Award: Deputy Chief
Carl Austerman
Fire Chief’s Award: Deputy Chief
Darrell Johnston
Community Service Award: Firefighter
Jeremy Krossman
Professional Service Award – EMS:
Engineer Mike Patten
Fire Pal of the Year Award: Robert
Krayeski
Crisis Response Volunteer of the Year
Award: Billy Lucas
Glendale Volunteer Fire Cadet of the
Year Award: Paul Thomson and Tony Rivera
Call of the Year Award: Engine 158-
Captain Crystal Sorensen, Firefighter Kelly McInroy, Firefighter
Miguel Sanchez, Firefighter Byron Ely Jr.
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| Gov. Napolitano has
directed that flags at the state Capitol be flown at half-staff
Monday in honor of Phoenix developer and philanthropist John F.
Long, who died Feb. 29 at age 87.
Services for Long will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at the Community Church of Joy in Glendale.
Long was best known for creating Maryvale,
a master-planned community in west Phoenix that was the first
development of its kind in Arizona when it was begun in 1954.
To see some of the Late 50's Maryvale Kitchens and a visit between John Long and Ronald Reagan,
who at the time was the 'Voice of General Electric'.
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1958
- Ronald Reagan, Voice of General Electric, Visits John F.
Long in Phoenix Arizona.
(See at Southwest Museum of
Engineering, Communications and Computation) |
All Photos of John F. Long and Ronald
Reagan
© John F. Long Properties 2004
They are not to be copied, distributed or
published in any form.
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The
Bank of America Building (5800 W. Glenn Drive)
Cooling towers were replaced the weekend of March 8th.
For
more photos, story, crane data ...MORE>
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About the Crane!
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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/
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GLENDALE CHAPTER
LOCAL 493 FIREFIGHTERS TAKING A PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH TO
POOL SAFETY
WITH FREE POOL FENCES
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. – With pool season once again in sight Glendale
Firefighters, with the help of the Valley of the Sun United Way,
spent Saturday morning going door to door in a Glendale
neighborhood that has been impacted by drowning incidents over
the past several years. Firefighters and volunteers qualified
families with unfenced pools to receive a free pool fence.
Several others will have their pool fences repaired. The fences
and repairs will be done at no cost to families thanks to the
generosity of Valley of the Sun United Way and Iron Man Fence
Company.
Since 2000, 11
drowning incidents have been reported in the City of Glendale.
Approximately half of those incidents occurred in the 85301 zip
code. The 85301 neighborhood in which Saturday morning’s
efforts were focused is from 61st to 65th Avenues and from
Bethany Home Road to Missouri.
“Drowning incidents are
absolutely preventable,” said John Holland, Glendale Fire
Captain and Chapter Vice President of Local 493. “Drowning
incidents impact everyone involved from family members to the
firefighters who respond to these emergencies,” Holland
continued. “We appreciate the Valley of the Sun United Way and
Iron Man Fence Company for their help in bringing this valuable
service to the community,” said Captain Holland.
In total, 30 families will
either receive a new pool fence or have one repaired to meet
certain standards. “It’s a good feeling to know that the
chances of us responding to one of these homes for a drowning
incident were decreased today,” said Glendale Firefighter and
event co-chair Mark Herrmann.
More water safety
information can be found on the Glendale Fire Department website
www.glendaleaz.com/fire
For more information on the
Valley of the Sun United Way Adopt a Pool Fence Program, please
call 602 631-4800.
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Roaring
20's Night Grand Opening Celebration |
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Jane
Rigby with Tommy Gun and '28 Ford Huckster welcome us to the
roaring 20's night Grand Opening Celebration. |
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6630
N. 95th Avenue,
Glendale Arizona.
March
9,2008
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Arizona Science
Olympiad
Maricopa Community College
March 1, 2008
1st
Place Winner: Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson
Arizona. |
Back Row: Rod Thompson, White Team Coach,
Biafra Ahanonu, Janelle Wallace, AniketMaitra, Ravi Ram, Ofer Fass,
Jimmy Larson, Jonathan D'Gama, Alice Cai, Katie Cunningham First
Row: Jessica Hung, Jeff Brown, Sang Moon, Michael Tringali (behind
Eva), Eva Nichols, Mary Wang (Kiki Moore) Biafra just joined the
photo for fun and will be on the Washington DC Team.
Twenty nine teams competed at this year's
state tournament (Division C). Here are the overall rankings
of the top three finishing teams.
- Catalina Foothills Blue (Tucson) -
coached by Kiki Moore; they will represent the state at the
National tournament in Washington DC, early this summer
- University HS - Black (Tucson) -
coached by Thomas Tobin
- Saguaro HS - Black (Tucson) - coached by
Chris Brandt
The Hoyt Spirit Award went to McClintock High
School (Tempe) coached by Ivan Barkdoll and the Rookie Team of the
Year was Marana High School coached by AnnMarie Stafford (Tucson).
Karen Ann Conzelman, Site Director, tells us "As you can see
most of the teams come from Tucson, Scottsdale and the east
Valley. We also have teams from Douglas, Holbrook, Tec Nos Pas
that make the long trek to compete. The only teams from the
west side of town this year were two teams from Moon Valley HS and
one from Sunrise Mountain HS."
Conzelman added "Our sponsors for this year include SRP,
the Employee Community Fund of Boeing Mesa, Glendale Community
College, and Southwest Gas. Any one who is interested in
getting more info should look at our website http://www.gccaz.edu/biology/so."
MORE
PHOTOS>>>>
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Blue-tooth
technology for heart-attack victims adopted by Glendale Fire
Department EMS Teams.
Ed Sharpe
Glendale, Ariz. – February 21, 2008
All photos © Ed Sharpe unless otherwise noted.
...a
new high-tech tool giving Glendale firefighters the
weapon against one of their greatest enemies:
time.
...door
to Balloon time ... slashed!
Imagine... you're
a 45 year-old patient is in an ambulance
and on his way to the emergency department (ED). You are short
of breath, complaining of chest pains and have a family
history of heart disease. Paramedics initiate an 12 lead EKG…and
then what?
If you are lucky enough in an
ambulance with Glendale Fire Department paramedics, your your
12 lead EKG will be immediately faxed from the ambulance to
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, thanks to new MRX heart
monitor software a special Verizon cell phone and Blue Tooth
technology where a fax line is installed from the ambulance to
the ED Department. An ED nurse will receive your 12 lead EKG
from the ambulance to start a “chest pain rapid response”
and the cardiac response team will be initiated—before you
even arrive at the ED.
 “Receiving
information on potential cardiac patients before they even
enter the ED has the potential of greatly reducing
door-to-balloon times—the interval between the time a
patient arrives in the emergency department and the first
inflation of an angioplasty balloon in the occluded coronary
artery,” explains Dr. Marc Kates. “It’s been proven that
the fastest median door-to-balloon times were achieved by
hospitals with paramedics who are able to perform 12 lead EKGs
in the field . In 2007 alone 1,272 " twelve lead"
EKG's had been obtained by Glendale Fire paramedics .” This
partnership between the hospital and community enables
patients to receive care quicker and more efficiently while
saving heart muscle during a heart attack.
Dr. Marc Kates (Photo
Courtesy Banner Health)
EKG
in the field – Glendale Fire, Banner Thunderbird,
and Banner Estrella have partnered to implement Blue Tooth
technology in which a fax line allows an EKG to be faxed from
the ambulance in the field to the emergency department. An
emergency nurse receives the EKG and can start “chest pain
rapid response” and initiate the cardiac response team – before
the patient arrives at the hospital. For a patient
experiencing a heart attack, every second counts. This
technology will save lives.
Nine trucks have the capability to
send EKGs via fax from the field.
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In 12-lead
preview mode, 12 waves are viewable
on-screen, in addition to numeric
vital sign values. (Courtesy
Phillips) >>
< Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator
(Photo: Ed Sharpe)
Not only
will this unit do a 12 lead EKG but will also
restart the heart when needed.
(Click
photo for larger view)
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Nick
Falbo, a firefighter for the Diamond Star Fire
Department east of Payson, serves as a simulated
heart-attack victim as deputy Glendale fire chief
Chuck Montgomery, explained
how the cellular-phone device attached to the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator
communicated to the Banner Thunderbird Emergency rooms.
(Click photo for
larger view) |
A complete EKG is printed out
on a fax machine, allowing doctors to diagnose the information
and offer an immediate course of treatment to paramedics or
emergency medical technicians in the field with the patient.
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Courtney
Dunlap, paramedic student with Glendale Fire, studies
EKG strip sent to Banner Thunderbird's Emergency
Department by Southwest Ambulance while enroute to the
hospital. Note the Fax machine under the desk that
provides printouts.
(Click
photo for larger view)
(Photo Courtesy
Banner Health) |
But what if the patient isn’t
being
transported to Banner Thunderbird
Medical Center’s Emergency Department?
Even if a patient is being taken to
another hospital in the West Valley, once Banner Thunderbird
Medical Center’s ED receives the faxed EKG, it will be
forwarded to the hospital where the patient will be treated.
“It’s a win-win situation for the
entire West Valley,” says Laurie Wood, RN, pre-hospital
coordinator for Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. “Our
partnership with the Glendale Fire Department paramedics as
they use their Philip's MRX monitor will benefit the entire
health care network in our community, but more importantly,
the patients we both care for.”
Chief Montgomery elaborates on some key points and
improvements
 "The
Glendale Fire Department is believed to be the first Valley
agency to employ the device"
"It has been using the device for about six months, replacing
old technology in which EKG information was relayed to
emergency rooms via radio transmission."
"Transmissions using the old system were not of
diagnostic quality, so physicians weren't able to make
definitive medical decisions"
(Click
photo for larger view)
"The
12 lead MRX heart monitor allows the Glendale Paramedics to
view the patients heart in variety of conditions
that may cause muscle damage due to blood vessel blockage
around the heart. As the Fire Department Paramedic
assesses this and determines the level of emergency they
then transmits the 12 lead EKG sample to the receiving
hospital via cell phone. This allows the hospital to
prepare to provide a surgical intervention that may
re-establish blood flow once again to that area of the
heart. This is all in the hopes of lessening the
effects of the heart attack that the person has just
experienced."
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Philips HeartStart MRx
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If my heart stops I
know what crew I want taking care of me!
-Ed Sharpe Glendale
Daily Planet
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Glendale
Chocolate Affaire
A Celebration of Romance
and Chocolate...
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CJ Hollenbach
Shirt
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$100
Hairstyle - $150
Photo © Bette Sharpe CouryGraph
Productions
A Glendale Library Card
to check out
countless romances - Priceless!
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One of the country's top
romance novel cover models appeared to meet fans and pose for
photographs at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire on Feb. 1-2. CJ
Hollenbach, who has modeled for national catalogs and has appeared
on such television shows and networks as Entertainment Tonight, CNN,
MTV and "American Gladiators," was present for
Friday and Saturday.
Hollenbach's appearance
complements the event's romance novelist symposium. The Glendale
Chocolate Affaire has become the largest gathering of national
romance novelists in the Southwest. Fans had the opportunity to get
up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend
free writing workshops given by the experts.
The romance novelists were
located in the downtown plaza area, adjacent to the Glendale Civic
Center, 5750 W. Glenn Dr.
To learn more about
CJ website at: http://www.cjhollenbach.com/
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SECOND DEBUT
BACK SELLING ANTIQUES IN CATLIN COURT!
 We
started Second Debut in 1987 after I retired for Trans World
Airlines. We retired from Second Debut in 2001 and have had a
wonderful busy retirement traveling, enjoying our grandchildren
and doing many other things. During this period of retirement I
contacted both prostate and lung cancer and am now a survivor of
both. Inez and I give much of our time helping others with
cancer, particularly prostate cancer.
Decided to go back in the
antique and collectible business as we both missed the fun of
buying and selling antiques and the fun of meeting and talking our
customers. We try to run our store like an old Country Store
where you can come in, sit down and we talk about any subject,
including politics. We will be again selling antiques,
collectibles, a little of this and a little of that, so come by
and we can at least chat.
Am 77 years old, but am not
willing to sit down and wait for the call from above. We
both plan on an exciting future, as we fully realize that you only
have one day at a time and should enjoy each day as if it is your
last.
Welcome
back Max and Inez!
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Second Debut
middle building,
5849 W. Palmaire,
Glendale AZ 85301
Tel No. 623 217 3922 |
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ONE
LUCKY MAN TAKES HOME
300
POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE
Photo
-from
left to right:
Joe
Cerreta, Cerreta Candy Company Glendale Arizona
Ashley
Johnson, MYAC Vice President, Mountain Ridge High School, Senior
Megan
Miller, MYAC President, Mountain Ridge High School, Senior
Kaitlin
Thompson, Mountain Ridge High School, Senior
Ryan
Taylor, Winner of the Giant Chocolate Football
<<photo and data - City of Glendale>>
GLENDALE
,
Ariz.
– Charlie may have gotten the chocolate factory, but a local high
school teacher took home the sweetest prize from this year’s
Glendale Chocolate Affaire. The world’s largest chocolate football
was raffled at the annual
Glendale
event to support the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission (MYAC), a
community service organization coordinated by Mayor Elaine Scruggs.
Cerreta’s
Candy Company created the 300-pound, six-foot-by-nine-foot chocolate
football to honor the two Super Bowl teams, the New York Giants and
New England Patriots.
The
lucky winner, Ryan Taylor, a PE teacher and track coach at
Independence
High School
, had a choice between a gift certificate from Cerreta’s or 300
pounds of chocolate. Coach Taylor opted to take home the chocolate,
which was packaged up in 30 10-pound chocolate bars.
The
world’s largest football will remain on display at Cerreta’s.
During the week leading up to the Glendale Chocolate Affaire, MYAC
students sold raffle tickets, raising more than $1,200.
The
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission is a working group of
Glendale
teens from all high schools in our city, as well as public and
private schools outside the city. Each year, the teens plan
community projects, a
Teen
Town Hall
and Student Government Day.
But
what is to happen to the 300 lb football?
Sent
to city <2/13/2008 11:36:19 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time>
YOU
HEARD IT HERE FIRST! We as a city need
display commemorating our first Super Bowl and this
should be in it... Contact Cerreta's lets find a place and I have
taken the liberty to send this to my fellow archivists here and
abroad to see how the heck to preserve it.
----Ed
Sharpe GDP/KKAT-IPTV but also an archivist...
Reports
are coming in... it has been suggested...
"OK, I see a giant conclave of Archivists
called together to deal with this unique problem. We close the
door to the room so we can meet in peace ..... When we finally open
the door, I guarantee you the problem will be resolved -- and no
more football.
Chocolate? WHAT Chocolate?"
Is it milk chocolate or dark chocolate? For
dark, I'll travel to the conclave.
Eat it. People who want to create things
for long term life don't
use chocolate. You could always make a 300lb plaster cast of it.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I have chocolate on my
waistline that has been there for 25 years. If we split the football
among us, I can guarantee that the part that I eat will be preserved
for the rest of my life!
Take a picture, then send pieces to fellow
archivists... ;-)
Grand idea.
Incidentally, this issue has sparked lively discussion in my office
about the nature and definition of "document". I
would say that the chocolate football is a document on a variety of
levels, though not meant to last; ephemeral. Yes?
Hi, Ed,
I get similar questions on a somewhat regular basis. The football's
enemies will be heat, dampness, mold, and insects. Oh, and small
children (and large children and any other chocoholics). You need to
keep it in a cool place so it won't melt, and also have it in some
sort of container to keep out mold and insects. A display case in an
air conditioned museum would work, with someone checking it
occasionally to make sure it isn't developing any mold.
However, as Sonny suggested, photographs might be the best way to
preserve it.
(one of my most recent questions along these lines involved someone
who had decorated a fancy birthday cake for a friend, and the friend
thought it was so beautiful she wanted to keep it forever and
ever......Talk about your mixed media!)
Christine
Don't laugh: this is an issue already faced
by art conservators; take, for example, Janine Antoni's work
"Lick and Lather," which consists of busts of the
artist--executed in soap, and in chocolate.
http://www.artnet.com/artwork/424319970/683/lick--lather.html
Antoni is not alone in her use of chocolate:
http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/bizart/2006/09/the_art_of_chocolate.html
Beak
it up and send it to the homeless for Valentine’s Day ….
Archive chocolate?
Are you crazy? My motto is "Give me all your chocolate
and nobody gets hurt!"
A true choco-holic
I'm not
sure how you would deal with the size of the object, but you might
check this article for help with the chocolate aspect.
Author:
Wharton, Glenn; Blank, Sharon
D.; Dean, J. Claire
Editor: Heuman,
Jackie
Title Article/Chapter: "Sweetness
and blight: conservation of chocolate works of art"
Title of Source: From marble
to chocolate: the conservation of modern sculpture; Tate Gallery
Conference, 18-20 September 1995
Publisher/Distributor: Archetype
Publications, Ltd
AATA Number: 33-2686
Date of Publication: 1995
Page Numbers: 162-170
Collation: 6 figs., 4 b&w
ills., 2 color ills., 32 refs., bibliog.
ISBN: 1-873132-85-9
Language Text: English
Subject Keywords English: chocolate;cleaning;modern
art;sculpture
Subject Label: Noncellular
natural organic materials
Abstract: Contemporary
artists' work in chocolate, and their reasons for using this
medium, are summarized. The likely composition of chocolate is
then described: cocoa butter, sugar, vegetable fats, and sometimes
wax or milk. Some of these materials migrate easily through the
chocolate, and can appear as a bloom on the surface; this
indicates adverse changes to the physical properties of the bulk
chocolate. Passive conservation is important: storage at 20-21°C
and 40-50% relative humidity (RH) is recommended, rather than a
lower temperature which requires more rigorous RH control. Insect
attack is always a danger, and acceptable ways of treating
infestations are discussed. Mechanical cleaning of chocolate
surfaces is possible, and surface cleaning with water, ethanol, or
a nonpolar solvent are possibilities, depending on the amount of
bloom and the porosity of the surviving chocolate.
Some might suggest
making a facsimile and eating the original. :-)
-Doug
I
hate to say it but being from Hershey they are more inclined to save
the wrappers and packaging than they are the actual chocolate!!
If you’ve ever been to the museum it is less about chocolate and
more about Hershey the man, Native Americans, and local culture.
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GLENDALE
YOUTH WINS AWARD
FOR
911 CALL
Tim Brown of the Oakland Raiders,
Deja Hanley and Dispatcher
Cassie Gaarder.
GLENDALE, Ariz.
On May 25, 2007 a Glendale youth name Deja Hanley came home
to her residence to find it being burglarized by two unknown
subjects. Deja, who is
14 years old, immediately went to a neighbor’s house to call 911
and spoke to a Glendale Police Dispatcher and relayed the details so
that it could be passed to responding officers.
Officers subsequently located the subjects and charges were
filed.
On February 2nd, 2008 Deja’s
heroic efforts were recognized by the dispatcher, Cassie Gaarder,
for an award from the 911 for Kids.
This award and a medal were presented to Deja at the
Scottsdale Fashion Mall during an event that was sponsored by the
NFL Wives Club. The
award was presented by spokesman Tim Brown of the Oakland Raiders.
Dispatcher Cassie Gaarder accepted an award with Deja.
LISTEN
TO WAV FILE OF DEJA'S 911 CALL
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Lesa Holstine
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Glendale, Arizona,
United States
Rhys
Bowen at the Velma Teague Library
With her new book due out in a few weeks, award-winning author
Rhys Bowen took the time to appear at the Velma Teague Library,
as part of the Authors at the Teague series. She had an
appreciative audience, eager to hear about her mysteries that
have won Agatha and Anthony Awards.
Rhys said she normally starts a talk by saying that she kills
people for a living.  Her
Royal Spyness is the first book in her third mystery series.
She said she wrote for the BBC in London. She decided to write
mysteries, but didn't know where to set them. She appreciates
the settings in mysteries. She's a huge fan of Tony Hillerman
and his settings. She said the first time she and her husband
were in the Southwest, she didn't need a map, thanks to his
books. She couldn't decide where to set her books until she was
telling a friend about her childhood visits to family in Wales.
They really had a mailman who read everyone's mail. There were
two Methodist chapels across from each other. The ministers were
nice to each other, but they had a billboard war. Constable Evan
Evans then appeared, her first mystery character. The series is
about a little village in Wales with a community policeman.
However, Evans is a little too polite for Rhys. Sometimes he
annoyed her. She wanted to write about someone who didn't shut
up and stood up for herself.
Rhys' visit to Ellis Island was the start of her second series.
Immigrants coming in at Ellis Island either experienced great
joy or great despair. There was a great feeling of despair
there. There was a great deal of corruption at Ellis Island. She
said she realized Ellis Island was the scene for the ultimate
locked room mystery. Rhys Bowen's Molly Murphy mysteries are
about an Irish immigrant who fled from Ireland after she killed
a man who tried to rape her. Molly knew that there would be no
justice, since she had killed the landowner's son. She took a
false name, and fled. While at Ellis Island, someone was killed,
and the identity Molly took was on the list of suspects. Molly
became a detective.
Rhys said that New York City was not the melting pot everyone
thinks it was. In fact, it was broken into the Sicilian section,
the Irish section, etc. It wasn't until the next generation went
to school together that New York started to become a melting
pot. Her new book, Tell Me, Pretty Maiden, is due out 
in March. Molly's detective agency has become successful. She
has too many cases, and wants her ex-cop boyfriend, Daniel, to
join her. One winter night, they walk in Central Park, and find
the body of a young woman. While Molly waits with the body, the
woman regains consciousness.. She survives, but she's lost the
power of speech and no one knows who she is. In each Molly book,
Rhys can dig into some of New York's story. This book is about
New York theater and the lives of the chorus girls.
Rhy's agent at St. Martin's told her that she needed a
standalone to break her out as a bestseller. Rhys didn't want to
do dark thrillers with serial killers, the type of books that
make the listss. She didn't want to live with those characters
for six months. Instead, she suggested Her Royal Spyness, and
other people loved it as much as her agent did. Recently, on
DorothyL, a listserv for mystery readers, there were 1700 books
submitted as the ones people enjoyed most in 2007. Her Royal
Spyness was the third most popular on the list with readers. It
has also been nominated for a Dilys Award for the mystery
booksellers most enjoyed selling in 2007.
Georgie, the heroine in Her Royal Spyness, is thirty-fourth in
line to the British throne. She's a minor member of the Windsor
family, living in poverty, with no way to make a living. She's
expected to marry some member of a European royal family. Queen
Mary is the character that asks Georgie to be a spy for her.
Rhys said she met Queen Mary when she was quite elderly. She was
still a formidable woman, with a rigid posture. In this book,
Queen Mary wants Georgie to spy on her son, David.
Churchill once said that they should erect a statue to Mrs.
Simpson because if David had become king, he would have invited
Hitler into England.
Rhys said Queen Mary collected antiques, and was known to
comment when she visited people, so they were obliged to present
her with the antique she had admired. Rhys was born in Bath, and
there were a number of antique stores there. Queen Mary had been
known to raid antique stores, so the owners hid their better
items if they knew she was coming.
She said that Her Royal Spyness was her most autobiographical
book. There's a scene with Georgie going to tea with the Queen,
when Georgie was living on very little food. It was a gorgeous
spread, however, guests could only eat what the Queen ate. Rhys
said she once went to tea with Queen Elizabeth II, who was
always watching her figure. Since she only had one piece of
brown bread, that was all her guests had. She said she's often
thought that Elizabeth didn't know about that because she was a
very kind woman, who would have wanted her guests to enjoy the
food.
Rhys said, like Georgie, she had a brief and disastrous career
as a model, and Georgie's scene is from Rhys' experience.
She said she married into an upper-class family, and there were
lots of servants at the houses they visited. She said there is
still very much a class system in England. Rhys went to a sherry
party in the Cotswolds, and the talk of the party was that a
grocer bought the house across the way. Upper-class families
feel they are there by the grace of God, and everyone else is
there to serve them. Among aristocracy, you are one of us or not
one of us. That's still the way it is.
The second book in the Royal Spyness series is due out in July,
and it's called A Royal Pain. The Queen is still trying to get
her son away from Mrs. Simpson, so she invites an
eighteen-year-old Bavarian princess to visit. She then tells
Georgie that the princess will stay with her. The problem?
Gerogie is living by herself in her family's London house
without any servants. How can she explain that when the princess
arrives with her retinue?
The setting is the 30s, a time of turmoil in Europe. Germany had
strong Communists as well as the Nazis, fighting to take over
the vacuum in Germany's government. There were Communist marches
in England. Then there was Oswald Mosley, a fascist leader with
a group of Black Shirts who skirmished with the Communists in
London.
When asked about using real people in her books, Rhys said she
uses suitably dead people, but she does try to be true to who
the people were. In one Molly book, Mark Twain supported women's
suffrage. She thought that was appropriate because he had made a
speech about it, in the same time period as the Molly book. She
said the Royal Family is fair game to use in books.
Rhys was asked about her books being published in England, and
she said cozier mysteries are virtually dead in England. They
publish dark, psychological mysteries such as those by Val
McDermid and Minette Walters. She said she hasn't sold Her Royal
Spyness in England.
She said she's a glutton for punishment, and wrote ten books in
the Evan series. She didn't chose to end it, but the backlist
went out of print, so she saw no reason to continue. Tell Me,
Pretty Maiden is the seventh in the Molly series, and she's
signed for two more. She's glad she moved on. The only problem
with a series is you're tied to the same set of characters. She
has a whole new scope of crime in her new series, with
interesting crimes.
Rhys said her problem is she has too many ideas. She tells
people if they have writer's block, then you're trying to make
your characters do something they don't want to do. Her
characters go in different directions than she expects. For
instance, her next Molly book will be called In a Gilded Cage.
In that one, she had no idea what would happen. Molly was
participating in a march, but Rhys had no idea that a woman
would be dragged out of the march, and a fight would ensue.
She said she can't outline because she likes to be surprised.
She wants her sleuths to be believable. Her sleuths don't know
where they're going, just as she doesn't know where they're
going.
Rhys writes two books a year. She writes every day. She starts
the day with her email, and then works. She writes five pages a
day in her first draft. She gives first drafts to certain
people, and then she polishes them.
She's polished up Tell Me, Pretty Maiden, and that next Molly
book will be released March 4. I'm grateful she took time to
talk to the audience at the Velma Teague Library before she goes
on tour for her new mystery.
(L)
Lesa Holstine Library
Manager and Rhys
Bowen (R) Becky Shady getting book
signed by Rhys
Bowen at the "Authors at the Teague" series held at the Velma
Teague Branch Library Downtown Glendale AZ.
Bette
Sharpe, Velma
Teague Branch Library program manager and
guest author
Rhys
Bowen
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Lesa Holstine
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Glendale, Arizona,
United States
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GLENDALE’S GOT GAME…
AND CHOCOLATE, TOO - SUPER
BOWL WEEKEND
GLENDALE, Ariz.
– On the same weekend that Glendale hosted Super Bowl XLII,
Historic Downtown Glendale had a chocolate lover’s paradise on
Feb. 1 and 2. The Chocolate Affaire is a great event for families,
couples, chocoholics as well as out of town visitors, offering free
admission and free parking!
The Event took place
Friday noon - 10 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. spanning
Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and
Glendale avenues and the Catlin Court Historic District.
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Visitors delighted in the
nearly 40 chocolate purveyors, discovering everything from
chocolate-covered Belgian waffles to chocolate-banana egg rolls to
goat-milk fudge.
The Chocolate Affaire is
sponsored by Arizona’s famous candy makers, Cerreta’s. The candy
factory offered tours all weekend, and especially for the
Super Bowl, they have created a 300-pound chocolate football!
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Families with children enjoyed
myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, petting zoo
with baby animals, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall.
Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend
to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the
historic Catlin Court district.
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The
event featured not only a celebration of chocolate, but also
romance. The Chocolate Affaire has become the largest gathering of
national romance novelists in the Southwest. This symposium of
literary romantics offered fans the opportunity to get up close and
personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing
workshops given by the experts.
The
romance novelists were located in the downtown plaza area, adjacent
to the
Glendale
Civic
Center
,
5750 W. Glenn Dr.
, and the schedule was:
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Friday,
Feb. 1 (event hours: noon - 10 p.m.)
Kayla Janz 12-10 p.m.
Vijaya
Schartz 12 - 7 p.m.
Cassie
Ryan 12-10 p.m.
Judi
McCoy 12-8 p.m.
Renee
Bernard 12-8 p.m.
Tina
LaVon 5-10 p.m.
Tina
Gerow 12-10 p.m.
Cathy
McDavid 3-10 p.m.
Kathryne
Kennedy 7-8 p.m.
Linda
Andrews 12-6 p.m.
Pamela
Tracy 12-5 p.m.
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Saturday,
Feb. 2 (event hours: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.)
Kayla
Janz 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Vijaya
Schartz 12-7 p.m.
Cassie
Ryan 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Judi
McCoy 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Renee
Bernard 10 a.m.-7
p.m.
Tina
LaVon 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Susan
Yarina 12-4 p.m.
Carrie
Weaver 2-8 p.m.
Eden
Robins 12-4 p.m.
Pamela
Tracy 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Vikki
Lewis Thompson 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Roz
Fox 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nancy
Damato 12-4 p.m.
Vicki
Gaia 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Allison
Leigh 12-4 p.m.
Erin
Grady 1-4 p.m.
Kathryne
Kennedy 7-8 p.m.
Kim
Watters 1-4 p.m.
Carolyn
Matkowsky 1-4 p.m.
Jennifer
Ashley 1-4 p.m.
Evanell
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Paula
Eldridge 12-3 p.m.
Calista
Fox 12-4 p.m.
Tina
Gerow 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Mackenzie
McKade 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cathy
McDavid 12-10 p.m.
Linda Andrews 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
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Officer Tim Reardon of the Glendale Police
Department bids us farewell at the end of our enjoyable day at this
event.
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The Glendale Chocolate Affaire
has been listed in the Top 100 Events in North America by the
Washington Post, the Seattle Times and the American Bus Association.
The event also was bestowed with the 2003 Governor’s Tourism Award
for the Best Special Event in Arizona, and the 2007 Best
Fair/Festival by the Arizona Chapter of the International Special
Events Society (ISES.)
The Chocolate Affaire is
sponsored by APS, Cerreta's Candy Company, Kokopelli Winery, KTVK
Channel 3, Diamond Resorts, Michelob Amberbock, Arizona Republic,
KOOL-FM, KMLE-FM, JAMZ-FM, Starbucks, YooHoo and the Valley of the
Sun Romance Writers.
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NYSE “Kicked-Off”
Super Bowl XLII
Weekend In Glendale, Arizona
Millions watched...
GLENDALE, Ariz. – On Fri., February 1,
the New York Stock Exchange kicked-off Super Bowl XLII weekend with
a live, remote bell-ringing from the Super Bowl Complex/Glendale
Media Center in Arizona to close trading at the Exchange.
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WATCH
THE NYSE CLOSING BELL RINGING IN GLENDALE AZ |
Photo By
Bette Sharpe
NYSE Euronext EVP & Co-Chief Operating
Officer, U.S. Products, Larry Leibowitz; Roy Vallee, Chairman &
CEO, Avnet, Inc; NYSE Euronext; Arizona-listed company Chairmen
& CEOs; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; Mayor of Glendale,
Elaine Scruggs; Chairman of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee,
Mike Kennedy and Spike™ the official team captain of the Arizona
Super Bowl Host Committee.
Super Bowl XLII
will be played in Glendale, AZ on Sun., February 3, 2008 with the
kick-off at 4:18 p.m. (6:18 p.m. EST)
Fourteen NYSE Euronext
Arizona-listed companies will participate in the remote NYSE bell
ringing:
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) Roy Vallee, Chairman & CEO (initiating
company for this event)
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) John Zillmer, Chairman
& CEO
CSK Auto Corp. (NYSE: CAO) Lawrence Mondry, President & CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) Richard Adkerson,
CEO
Hypercom Corp. (NYSE: HYC) Norman Stout, Chairman; Philippe
Tartavull, CEO
Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) Kevin Knight, Chairman &
CEO
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) Jonah Shacknai, Chairman
& CEO
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) Steven J. Hilton, Chairman
& CEO
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) William J. Post, Chairman
& CEO
RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RRR) Erik Olsson, President & CEO
UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) James S. Pignatelli,
Chairman & CEO
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) Kimberly J. McWaters,
President & CEO
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) Douglas Parker, Chairman,
President & CEO
Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI) Bob Bohannon, Chairman; Paul Dykstra,
President & CEO
(not in order
of appearance)
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"With
this ceremony viewed by millions today,
not only did we kick
off the Super Bowl,
but we launched Glendale Arizona into the next era..."
Ed
Sharpe, Publisher- Glendale Daily Planet
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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, announced today its
Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee will join all Arizona NYSE Euronext-listed
company chairmen, CEOs and senior executives live from Arizona to
ring The Closing Bell(R), Friday, February 1, 2008.
The Closing Bell
signifies the close of trading on the NYSE, and will mark the
kick-off of Arizona hosting Super Bowl XLII weekend. 'NYSE Euronext
is proud to kick-off Super Bowl weekend with the ringing of the NYSE
Closing Bell from Arizona,' said NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan L.
Niederauer. 'This is a great opportunity to showcase our many listed
companies from the region, including Avnet Inc., whose CEO, Roy
Vallee, helped make this unique event possible.' 'Bringing together
two of the most famous events in the world -- ringing the NYSE bell
and the NFL's Super Bowl -- is exciting for our great state of
Arizona. It's an honor to ring the bell on our turf for the state's
first time, joined by 14 excellent local companies on the Big Board
and Avnet's employees,' said Mr. Vallee. The Closing Bell(R) will
ring at 2 p.m. MT / 4 p.m. ET.
Roy Vallee will join
NYSE Euronext Executive Vice President and Co-COO, U.S. Products
Larry Leibowitz, along with chairmen, CEOs and senior executives
from the 14 Arizona-based companies listed on the NYSE including
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., CSK Auto Corp., Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc., Hypercom Corp., Knight Transportation, Inc.,
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Meritage Homes Corp., Pinnacle West
Capital Corp., RSC Holdings, Inc., UniSource Energy Corp., Universal
Technical Institute, Inc., US Airways Group Inc., and Viad Corp.
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, City of Glendale Mayor Elaine
Scruggs, owner of the Arizona Cardinals William Bidwill, as well as
Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Chairman Mike Kennedy and Official
Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Spike(TM) will
also participate in the ceremony.
A live webcast of the
event will be available beginning at 1:55 p.m. MT / 3:55 p.m. ET on
the NYSE homepage at www.nyse.com. Super Bowl XLII will be played in
the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. on Sunday,
February 3, 2008.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of
electronic components, computer products and technology services and
solutions with more than 300 locations serving more than 70
countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes
the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products
of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise
computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet
brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing
inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and
providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers,
accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added
services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007,
Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion. For more information,
visit www.avnet.com
GLENDALE
FIREFIGHTERS TO HOST LUNCH AND FESTIVITIES
FOR SUPER BOWL MAKE-A-WISH KIDS
Public Safety Exterior Compound, 9400 West
Maryland
Special
Bar-B-Q Lunch for Super Bowl Make-a-Wish Children
Friday, February 1, 2008. 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm (Arizona Time)
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. – Glendale Firefighters
were honored to host several Super Bowl Make-A-Wish children and
their siblings for a special lunch.
The
event took place at the public safety exterior compound, just north
of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Children had an
opportunity to view and sit in the latest Glendale Fire Department
trucks, including the “Bronto” Ladder Truck.
Children
had the opportunity to squirt water from fire engines and take a
ride in the “Bronto” Ladder basket. Search and Rescue dogs were
also s on-site. Glendale firefighters will allow these brave kids to
try on their fire protective equipment and experience what it would
be like to be a firefighter.
ABOVE LARGE Photo
#1: from left to right: Firefighter's Arick O'Hara and
Willie Galindo with
wishee and attendant.
Wishee
and Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle |
Elizabeth Jackman -
Glendale Star Photographing Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle
and wishee |
In
the bucket: Firefighter's Arick
O'Hara and
Willie Galindo with
wishee and attendant.
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ROMANCE COVER
MODEL APPEARS AT
CHOCOLATE AFFAIRE
FEBRUARY 1-2
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. -- One of the country's top romance novel cover models
will appear to meet fans and pose for photographs at the Glendale
Chocolate Affaire on Feb. 1-2. CJ Hollenbach, who has modeled for
national catalogs and has appeared on such television shows and
networks as Entertainment Tonight, CNN, MTV and "American
Gladiators," will appear both Friday and Saturday.
Hollenbach's appearance complements the
event's romance novelist symposium. The Glendale Chocolate Affaire
has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in
the Southwest. Fans will have the opportunity to get up close and
personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing
workshops given by the experts.
The romance novelists will be located in
the downtown plaza area, adjacent to the Glendale Civic Center, 5750
W. Glenn Dr., and the schedule is as follows:
More
On Super Bowl 08 Page>>>
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CITY OF
GLENDALE WHITE CANE
MONTH PROCLAMATION 2008 |
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Wednesday,
Jan. 23 2008
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Mayor
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WHITE
CANE MONTH PROCLAMATION VIDEO HERE!
A Pride of Proud Lions Proudly Display
Their Proclamation They Were Presented!
Mayor Elaine
Scruggs, and the entire city of Glendale, honor the numerous achievements of the blind and visually impaired citizens and to express our sincere appreciation to all those who volunteer with the Lions Clubs.
( Rear
Row) DG Hallis Anderson, PDG Richard Riley, Lion Mike
Shine and Lion Art Robinson
(Front
Row) Teri Anderson, Lion Barbara Shine and Lion Julie Bell
CITY
OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, Lions International was founded in 1917, and since that
time has grown to be one of the world’s largest service
organizations; and
WHEREAS, Glendale is fortunate to have the Glendale Sunrise
Lions Club, the Glendale Evening-Longhaven Lions Club, and the
Bellair Lions Club provide services throughout our city; and
WHEREAS, the Lions are recognized for their efforts on behalf of
the blind, elderly and youth, their holiday adopt a family program,
and a wide range of special projects for the benefit of the entire
community; and
WHEREAS, in 1927, the white cane became a well-recognized symbol
for the blind and near-blind, and the Lions have used this symbol in
their fund-raising efforts on behalf of the sight impaired; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs spend countless hours every year
raising much-needed funds to purchase eyeglasses for Glendale
children and promote sight conservation citywide.
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, Elaine M. Scruggs, Mayor of the City of Glendale,
Arizona, on behalf of the City Council do hereby proclaim February
2008, as
WHITE CANE
MONTH
honoring
the numerous achievements of the blind and visually impaired
citizens and to express our sincere appreciation to all those who
volunteer with the Lions Clubs.
In
witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand this January 22, 2008.
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GLENDALE
GETS READY TO WELCOME
PATRIOTS AND GIANTS FANS TO SUPER BOWL XLII |
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Ray
Kultala (Left) and Pat
Greene (Right) Welcome
Patriots and Giants fans to downtown Glendale |
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Tuesday,
Jan. 22 The
Glendale
Visitor
Center
,
5800 W. Glenn Drive, Suite 140
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 Throughout
the day, staff was dressing up the
Glendale
Visitor
Center
and sports and entertainment district to prepare to welcome fans to
the city for Super Bowl XLII.
From
the clocks in the visitor center being
turned to reflect time in
New York
and
New England
, to banners around the stadium, the city is adding Super Bowl
spirit throughout the community.
In
addition,
Installation of official Super Bowl banners to take place in
Sports and Entertainment District, along
Glendale Avenue
and
Bethany Home Road
Ray
Kultala (Left) and Lorraine Pino, Tourism
Manager for Glendale.
More
On Super Bowl 08 Page>>>
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Lorraine
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Glendale's
Got Game and the Glendale Visitor Center is in the Super Bowl
Spirit! Super Bowl XLII will be held in Glendale on Feb. 3,
2008 and the Visitor Center has been preparing for many months for
the big game. The Tourism office has produced several brochures
for visitors to give them all the information they will need to
make their travel to Glendale unique and unforgettable.
Visitor
Center staff and volunteers have been busy answering phone calls
and emails and sending out customized and personalized travel
packets to incoming travelers.
The
Visitor Center decor includes NFL banners and team jerseys along
with a mix of Glendale's Got Game items. Visitor Center clocks
display the Giants and Patriots time.
The
Visitor Center will extend hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jan.
26-Feb. 3.
Glendale
Visitor Center
5800
W. Glenn Drive, #140
Glendale,
AZ 85301
623.930.4500
More
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Glendale
Balloon Glow 01/19/2008
Saturday Night A Great Experience!
Balloons at Murphy
Park Glendale AZ - Photo by: Ed Sharpe
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Visit With Michael
Glen Balloon Pilot
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and story by: Ed Sharpe (small
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This Glendale Balloon
Glow event was special with the addition of a handicapped
pilot, Michael Glen, owner and pilot of “Elevation II” out of
Tucson, Arizona.
Glen
tells us, “I guess you could say I was born into
ballooning"
"My
dad, Bill Glen, started in 1973, and I was born in 1975. I had my
first balloon ride at two weeks old – so I am told."
"As a child, my parents let me play with the controls and
instruments, and as a teenager, I got my student pilot license, with
the intention of completing my pilot’s license. But being a
teenager, I tended to sleep instead of get up early to fly."
"In 1996, I had an accident which left my legs paralyzed. I
finally got my pilot’s license – because I wanted to achieve my
goal, not because I would be the only paraplegic hot air balloon
pilot in the world."
"I fly a balloon called a ‘Duo-Chariot'. I call it a
‘love seat in the air.’ It is a two-seater bench with a harness
or lap belt–depending on how much you want to be strapped in.
There is no basket around you. You do have a solid foot rest, unlike
the ‘Cloudhopper’ balloon which is a seat in the air with your
legs dangling. I sure didn’t want to use that."
Glenn lists his "real Job" as a motivational speaker and
is willing to travel anywhere to get the
message out. (Schools and organizations interesting in having
him speak can find details on his
website
www.rollingpilot.com/
)
He tells
us:
"It is important to me to speak to kids and young
adults."
"I
go around to schools and give demonstrations to show them that if I,
a paraplegic, can pilot a hot air balloon, then anything they want
to do is possible." He added.
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describes the joy of it all:
"The
greatest joy I get from flying is the freedom...
"There
is nothing like waking up in the morning and flying or even
crewing."
"There
are three balloon pilots and three balloons in my family –
my father, my brother, and myself. So there is always the
opportunity to either fly or crew – and both are equally
fun. "
"Flying
for me is like sitting on a platform in the sky and watching
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Talking
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Hot Air Ballooning! |
Elevation
II owned and piloted by
Michael
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Michael Glen is truly the ambassador of Hot Air Ballooning!
He
enjoys talking to both young and old and sharing his joy of
this spectacular sport.
During
the Glendale Balloon Glow event in Downtown Glendale, Glen
visited with hundreds of people explaining all aspects of ballooning,
his disability and love for the sport.
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No matter where Glen sets up people cluster around with smiles
and barrages of questions for this talented Balloon Pilot.
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Glen's First Balloon.
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The
Case of the Stolen Balloon...
Glen
said someone disconnected his trailer from his truck sometime
between midnight and 6 a.m. In it was his balloon.
The balloon Elevation is blue, yellow and green and has a
special metal basket to accommodate Glen.
The
balloon was in a blue-green trailer with Arizona license plate
94896 with balloon stickers on the back.
If
you see it in Albuquerque call: 242-COPS (242-2677). In other
towns contact the local police also. |
Elevation
Michael's
Balloon 'Elevation'
was stolen on October 6, 2006 in Albuquerque, NM. |
WHERE IS
ELEVATION ? |
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Photo by:
Mike Conlin
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Photo by: Ed Sharpe
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Projected Image on
the Street! - Photo by: Ed Sharpe
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Beautiful Balloons at
Murphy Park Glendale Arizona - Photo by:
Mike Conlin |
Glendale Fire
Department - Photo by: Ed Sharpe
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Ed Sharpe-Glendale
Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV and Officer Tim Readeron Glendale Police
Department. Tim overseas the aspects of security at all of the
special events in downtown Glendale Photo by: Bette Sharpe
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City
of Glendale - Unity Day- Jan.18.
2008
 Martin
Luther King Jr. Unity Day Luncheon took place at the Glendale
Civic Center Jan.18. 2008
We celebrated the life and ideals of Martin
Luther King Jr. with a special luncheon on Jan. 18 at the Glendale
Civic Center.
This year’s keynote speaker was poet,
author and professor Nikki Giovanni who came of age during the Civil
Rights Movement. Over the past 25 years, Nikki Giovanni's
outspokenness, in her writing and in person, has brought the eyes of
the world upon her. One of our most widely read American poets, she
prides herself on being "A black American, a daughter, a
mother, a professor of English."
Giovanni, has written nearly 20
books, and has established herself as an outspoken advocate for
equality in America.
Nikki Giovanni is also well-known for her moving poem We
Are Virginia Tech, which she recited after last spring's
Virginia Tech massacre .
The luncheon was hosted by the city’s
Diversity Committee, which strives to promote an environment that
places a high value on individuality, dignity, respect and
professional growth. The committee presented the Promoting
Inclusiveness award, to acknowledge the recipient’s
contribution to promoting inclusiveness within our community.
As
one of the state’s premier celebrations of Dr. King’s life and the
ideals his name so symbolically represents, the Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Unity Day Luncheon demonstrates Glendale’s commitment
to create a society that is more just, peaceful and understanding.
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Seating of Guests
Entertainment
performed by Delphine Cortez and
Margo Reed, with the Joel Robin Trio
National Anthem and
Posting of Colors Malaika Sallard,
National Anthem Glendale Honor Guard with Glendale High School
Honor Guard,
Posting of Colors
James Morris, Lift
Every Voice and Sing
Welcome and
Introductions Michael Kelly, Master of Ceremonies
Opening Remarks
Horatio Skeete,
Deputy City Manager
Invocation
Pastor Samuel
Duncan, Freedom International Ministries
Presentation of
Promoting Inclusiveness Award
City Manager Ed Beasley and Erik Strunk
Lunch and Video
Presentation
Keynote
Address Nikki Giovanni
Thank You Message
and Closing Remarks Roger Bailey, Event Chair
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Special
Thanks To:
Gold
Level
APS
SUNDT Construction
Silver
Level
Arizona Informant
Bronze
Level
Achen Gardner
Brown and Caldwell
CH2M Hill
Copper
Level
Black & Veach
Carollo Engineers
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
PCL Primatech
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MAY WATCH VIDEO OF
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH --CLICK HERE--
Promoting
Inclusiveness Award 2007
The City of Glendale's Diversity Committee
strives to promote an environment that places a high value on
individual dignity, respect and professional growth. Collectively,
they recognize the contributions reflected in Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.'s vision.
This years award
winner of the Promoting Inclusiveness Award in 2007
was presented to Opal
J. Evans
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Eric Strunk , Opal J. Evans and Glendale City
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Glendale Mayor
Elaine Scruggs and
Opal J. Evans -
winner of the 2007 Promoting Inclusiveness Award |
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Professor Nikki Giovanni ,
Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs and Horatio Skeete-Deputy City
Manager.
(Front) Malaika
Sallard and Nikki Giovanni
(Rear) Amina Lucas and Roger Baily
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Glendale Daily Planet Publisher
Ed Sharpe |
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Key thought for today:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership helped to shape the worlds
views and allowed for the examination of individual prejudices.
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The Institution of Fire
Engineers Announce Glendale Fire Chief Qualifies as a New Member
 GLENDALE,
AZ. – The
Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), with headquarters in the
United Kingdom, and its subsidiary, the United States of America
Branch announce that Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick has been
accepted into membership in the international fire engineering
organization. Chief Burdick met stringent admission requirements
and criteria including academic qualifications, professional
qualifications and fire service qualifications to qualify for
membership. He joins more than 10,000 members worldwide in 23
countries who promote the study and development of the fire
engineering discipline.
There are six grades of membership to
aspire with Student (1) being the entry level and Fellow (6) being
the most advanced level. Each level in between denotes a higher
degree of qualification. Chief Burdick qualified as the Member (MIFireE)
level which is the fifth category level.
The Institution’s objective is to
promote, encourage and improve the science and practice of Fire
Extinction, Fire Prevention and Fire Engineering and all
operations and expedients connected therewith, and to give an
impulse to ideas likely to be useful in connection with or
relation to such science and practice to the members of the
Institution and to the community at large.
The US Branch objective is National in
Service—International in Scope—providing the US Fire Service
with access to the global fire and engineering community.
Through professional seminars,
conferences, an e-mail and Internet website, members interact with
peers from around the world to improve their personal and
professional stature—skills, knowledge and competencies. It is
this global aspect that makes membership in the IFE a unique
experience.
Fire Chief Mark Burdick has been with the
Glendale Fire Department for 25 years, serving as Fire Chief for
the past 5 years. Chief Burdick has also been recognized as a
Chief Fire Officer (CFO) by the Commission of Professional
Credentialing in 2007. He resides in Glendale with his wife of
eleven years and his two daughters.
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Window Washers Fall
From
Glendale Office Building
GLENDALE, Ariz.
– Earlier today in Glendale, a tragic accident took the life of
one man and seriously injured another, when they fell three stories
while washing windows at a building in downtown Glendale. An
investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
At 7:28 a.m. 1/18/2008, Glendale police
and fire units responded to the Bank of America building, located at
5800 W. Glenn Drive. Three witnesses reported that two men who were
washing windows on the south side of the building had fallen to the
ground and were badly injured. The witnesses provided first aid
until fire crews arrived. The two victims were transported to local
trauma centers but, regrettably, one of the men died due to
extensive head trauma. The other man is listed in serious condition,
though he is expected to survive.
The deceased victim was identified as
Victor M. Leija (1/23/56), of Phoenix. The second victim is Forrest
Stockman, a resident of Phoenix. He remains in critical
condition at a local hospital.
Investigators from OSHA and the Glendale
Police Department are working jointly to determine what caused the
accident.
Aerovac
taking off from down town This helicopter transported the two
victims to local trauma centers. B of A in rear right.
Photo by:
Mike Conlin
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GLENDALE WELCOMES
GOVERNOR JANET NAPOLITANO
FOR WEST VALLEY STATE OF THE STATE
Glendale
Civic Center,
5750 W. Glenn Drive
- Thursday,
Jan. 17, 2008
The
city of
Glendale
, WESTMARC and
West
Valley
Chambers of Commerce hosted Governor Janet
Napolitano, as she presented the “State of the State – A
West
Valley
Perspective.”
A
luncheon was held with Governor Napolitano,
community leaders, including Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs and
members of the
Glendale
City
Council,
West
Valley
business owners and residents. At the lunch, the Governor presented
her vision for this year and provide input on activities taking
place on the
West
Valley
and throughout the state.
Prior
to the luncheon media people had the opportunity to ask the Governor
Napolitano questions.
With
the subject of the Super bowl on everyone's mind Glendale Daily
Planet Publisher Ed Sharpe asked about the 'state of the state of
the Super Bowl!' Here's the short video ...
CLICK
HERE FOR SUPER BOWL QUESTION VIDEO
This
event is something that many of us look forward to each year to hear
the Governor's personalized message for the Metro
West
Side - Valley of the Sun!
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Arizona Mayor Elaine Scruggs and
Arizona Governor
Janet Napolitano enjoy a tasty lunch at the meeting |
Arizona
Governor Janet
Napolitano and Glendale Daily Planet Publisher Ed Sharpe
pause for a quick photograph. |
See
more photographs of this event in the archives>>>>
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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
WATCH
THE MOVIE BROADBAND ONLY
 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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AUDIO ONLY MP3 FILE RIGHT CLICK SAVE AS OR CLICK JUST TO LISTEN TO
IT HERE.
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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.
See
more article and photographs of this event in the
archives>>>>
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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.
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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.
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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
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the clocks in the visitor center being turned to reflect time in
Norman
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and
Morgantown
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to welcome college football fans to
Glendale
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The Informal Interview By # 40!
COACH STEWART: We have an roving reporter here in the studio.
PAT McAFEE: Are you nervous?
COACH STEWART: I am not nervous.
PAT McAFEE: You should be.
COACH STEWART: I should be? I have a roving reporter in the studio.
Patrick McAfee, come on down.
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ASK
ME ABOUT IT!
 Glendale
Police Donate 60 Teddy Bears
to Thunderbird Hospital Pediatric Unit
By Ed Sharpe -
(Glendale Daily Planet Thursday - December 20, 2007)
Glendale Police Department today delivered 60 donated teddy bears to
Banner - Thunderbird Hospital pediatric ward.
Chuck
Eberspacher
is a crime prevention specialist and
a part of a
Community Action Team which
consists of 1 civilian and 1
officer
The Arrowhead Country Club Ladies Golf League gathered teddy
bears at their events and kindly donated 60 teddy bears to the
Glendale Police Department. There was every shape, size, color and
brand of teddy imaginable in this delightful collection of
creatures.
Chuck Eberspacher
from Glendale Police Department with hands full of bears!
Chuck Eberspacher, Lt.
Katrina Alberty and
officer Andy
Lynes
from Glendale Police Department, accompanied by Bo Larsen
and Aimee Dobson
Banner Public relations department, Kim
Walter director of pediatrics and
a group of journalists toured up and down the hallways of the
pediatric ward distributing the furry creatures.
Officer
Andy Lynes
from Glendale Police Department helps a young patient select a bear.
The children were delighted as they were able
to choose a favorite teddy from a large box taken around the ward
from room to room. This became a drawn out process since there were
so many styles of bears to choose from. Many of the children wanted
to dig all the way to the bottom of the large box that was
transported around.
The children were of all ages. In the case
of infants, mothers were making the choices of which bear was the
best!
In the final process of acceptance
of each bear by the child Chuck Eberspacher not only
deputized the bear and gave it a metallic stick-on police
badge but each child was deputized as well!
A new Friend to ride with!
Refer to photos near the
top of article to learn the people's names.
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LIVE DEMOS OF NEW
TASER C2 AT CABELA'S
SHOWCASE STUNNING
HOLIDAY GIFT
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*** WE GOT TO EXPERIENCE NEW
PERSONAL PROTECTION DEVICE, INTERVIEW TASER EXECUTIVES ***
(Glendale Daily Planet
12-15-07) TASER International, Inc. and
Cabela’s invited reporters and photographers to a unique,
visual media opportunity to demonstrate the new TASER® C2, an
affordable, state-of-the-art palm-sized personal protection device.
The TASER C2 is available to Cabela’s customers at the Glendale
retail outlet.
The TASER C2 features the
following capabilities:
A light, sleek, hand-held
design that can fit in a pocket or a purse
Up to a 15-foot range from
the device conducting energy that temporarily incapacitates an
attacker by overriding sensory and motor functions
CheckLok™ public safety
background check technology guaranteeing that the device cannot be
used until the purchaser successfully completes a comprehensive
identification verification and background check
 A
unique anti-felon identification (AFID) technology, which disperses
20-30 serialized pieces of confetti whenever a TASER Cartridge is
deployed to help prevent and track potential misuse
Available in four designer
colors: Black Pearl, Titanium Silver, Electric Blue, and Metallic
Pink
A safety cover and trigger
design that users can easily operate with their thumbs
Hear Tom Smith Chairman
and Co- founder of TASER International tell us about the Tom
Swift book title tie in to the company's name.
Click
Here to Watch Video!
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Utopia Road
Recorder Consort Annual Holiday Concert
At The Velma Teague Library Downtown Glendale
Photos and story
Ed Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet
Once again it was time for the Utopia
Road Recorder Consort annual holiday concert at the Velma Teague
Branch of the Glendale Public Library on Thursday night
12-13-2007.
It was wonderful to walk in after
walking in the crisp evening air and enjoying beautiful lights
in the park and have the sweet sounds of Renaissance
styled Christmas music reach your ears...
Linda Rising Husband
Karl Rehmer Perform with Bass Recorders
Recorders have been popular instruments since
the 10th century in Europe. By 1750, recorders were replaced in
orchestras by more powerful transverse flutes. Recorders have seen a
surge in popularity since the early 1900s because they are relatively
easy to play.
Director Linda Rising says that: "The group is made up of Renaissance
wannabes who gather to play and sing just for fun and perform a few
times each year. They will play a variety of music from medieval to
contemporary, played on replica instruments from the 15th and 16th
centuries."
Group director Linda Rising tells how they got started...
"Utopia Road Recorder Consort has been playing together for over
10 years. We started as a group of people who worked at what was at
the time, AG Communication Systems, on Utopia Road. We are all
connected to software development and music is just for fun. We all
have some background in music: Karen was a flute player, Anne had
piano and sings in her church choir, Karl played the trumpet, and Rick
the guitar. "
She explains her personal background: "I've
been playing recorder the longest and I was the one who infected the
rest of the group! I've had piano and voice and two years of
music theory -- thinking at one time I would get a degree in music,
but ending up with a Ph.D. in computer science instead."
This dynamic group turns up all over the valley and has played
at Bookmans, Borders, churches, libraries, and schools. A
program targeting young people in grade schools to get them interested
in music is called called "Recorders Through the Ages"
.
Linda explains the advantages of starting out on a recorder: "The
recorder is a great instrument to play for fun, because you can become
pretty good without the intensive work of other "real"
instruments. The recorder is the Renaissance and early Baroque
precursor of the flute. It is softer (even the smaller instruments)
and easy to play. Good plastic instruments are available so it is a
good way for school children to learn about music."
Utopia Road
Recorder Consort Annual Holiday Concert
At The Velma Teauge Library Downtown Glendale
(L to R) Rick Miskowski, Karl
Rehmer, Linda Rising,
Bottom Row Karen Grover and Anne Sullivan
(L to R) Linda Rising, Karen Grover, the
stellar soprano recorder player, Anne Sullivan, Karl Rehmer
and Rick Miskowski in front on guitar.
Patrons of all ages
turned out for the performance! - Rick Miskowski
playing stringed instruments
Anne Sullivan and Karen Grover
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The
City of Glendale Commission on Neighborhoods
In partnership with the Glendale Gaslight Inn
Annual Holiday Open House
Happy
Holidays! Come Celebrate “The Gifts We Are To Each Other!”
We all joined in for a special evening of volunteer
appreciation, networking and community service.
Event Was: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6
- 8 p.m. at the Glendale Gaslight Inn 5747 W. Glendale Avenue
The
holidays are designed for fellowship and good cheer, Glendale’s
Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Neighborhoods has partnered with
the Historic Gas Light Inn of Glendale to focus on the less
fortunate in the community at its Annual Holiday Open House on
Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gaslight Inn, 5747 W.
Glendale Ave. The Commission on Neighborhoods Open House was
the vehicle for this fund raising. “The Gifts We Are
to Each Other,” is a special evening of volunteer
appreciation, networking and community service and stimulating new
partnerships. The collection of non-perishable food items was
donated to the West Valley Food Bank, as it has been since 1998.
In addition, the Gas Light Inn hosted a Silent Auction and donated
proceeds to the Salvation Army in support of the Christmas Tree
Angel Program.
Last year, the Commission partnered with Quality of Life Community
Services, Inc. to raise proceeds for the Glendale Family Development
Center. With contributions from 25 corporate and individual donors,
the commission was able to raise $2,705 to benefit families that
receive service from the Glendale Family Development Center. This
Glendale based organization provides an array of services to help
families break the cycles of illiteracy, abuse and poverty.
This event has been ongoing since 1998. The annual event is
coordinated by the Neighborhood Partnership Office and is open to
Glendale residents.
Two of the raffle winners were Tito De La Rosa, who won a
beautiful diamond pendant and Diana Culbertson (Pictured below) who
won Harkin Theatre movie tickets.
Winners of the Gaslight Inn’s silent auction were: Don &
Ginger Pottinger, who won a night’s stay at the Inn;
Francisca Rangel-Fibiger won the night of jazz and dinner at
the Glendale Gaslight Inn, Debra Momom won new New Years Eve
Gala at the Glendale Gaslight Inn
Raffle
ticket and welcome counter -- Angie Wilkie, Charyn
Palmisano and Alicia Rubio
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Raffle
Giveaway
Raffle tickets were issued in exchange
for nonperishable food items.
The winner did not needeed not be present to win.
All nonperishable food was donated
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Two
of the raffle winners were Tito De La Rosa, who won a beautiful
diamond pendant and Diana Culbertson (Pictured to right) who won Harkin
Theatre movie tickets.
This event was produced by The
City of Glendale Commission on Neighborhoods In partnership with
the Glendale Gaslight Inn
Community
Partnerships Department, Neighborhood Partnership Office
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Culbertson who won Harkin Theatre movie tickets. (click for
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Connie Stafford Sherman - -
VP Information Technology, Dr.
Velvie Green GCC President
Alberto Sanchez - VP Student Services
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Ginger
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Councilperson Yvonne
Knacck and Mickey Lund
Yes.... there is a Santa
Claus....
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CouryGraph
Productions Winner of 2 AVA Awards
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Glendale
Welcomes Jordin Sparks Back in Glittering Style! (Movie)
American
Idol Jordin Sparks Read Christmas Story and Sings Two Songs.
Watch
The Movie!
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 American
Idol Jordin Sparks treated us to a reading of the Night Before
Christmas, sang two songs and fliped the switch to light 1.5million
lights at her hometown Glendale Glitters Nov 24, 2007 in downtown
Glendale AZ.
Listen! Even without music
her incredible voice shines!
Olivia Fiero of 3TV emceed
the event and Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, Vice Mayor Manny
Martinez councilpersons Steve Frate, Yvonne Knacck and David Goulet join Jordin onstage.
This was the largest
crowd for Glendale Glitters opening to date and the multitudes
turned out to show Jordin plenty of love and promised to buy her new
CD on sale now. What a night it was!
 Jordin
was presented with the official U.S. postmark celebrating the
hometown American Idol champ. The inked postmark of Sparks may be
applied to any item bearing first-class postage stamps and are
available by mail for 30 days at the Glendale Post Office at 5955 W.
Peoria Ave.
Customers may send stamped,
self-addressed envelopes or cards inside another envelope to: Jordin
Glitters Postmark, c/o Postmaster, 5955 W. Peoria Ave., Glendale AZ
85302-9998. Mailed requests for the special postmark must be
received no later than Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007.
Postmarked cards and envelopes will be returned via first-class
mail, or if customers prefer, they may provide a larger postage-paid
envelope in which to return their postmarked items.
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Missing
Weapons
from a stolen Maricopa County sheriff's detective's cruiser led to a
SWAT Team deployment in Glendale AZ
Glendale Daily Planet -
Glendale AZ. Nov. 21, 2007 -- Glendale
police surrounded a West Valley
home Wednesday north of Thunderbird Ave near 64th Ave.
Officers arrested those who are suspects in an incident involving
a burglarized truck belonging to the Maricopa County Sheriff's
Office. Four people were arrested. MORE
STORY AND PHOTOS >
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GOVERNOR,
MAYORS, BASEBALL DIGNITARIES CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING FOR SPRING TRAINING FACILITY
Photos (c) Ed Shape Glendale
Daily Planet (with exception of the logos and
renderings)
Teamwork
Pays Off In Home Run For Major Players and AZTSA
Mayor Phil
Gordon- City of Phoenix, Governor Janet Napolitano-State of Arizona,
Mayor Elaine Scruggs- City of Glendale, Jerry Reinsdorf-Chicago
White Sox, Jamie and Frank McCourt-Los Angeles
Dodgers
(Submitted
Rendering Courtesy City of Glendale)
For more photos and articles of the new facility, visit Daily Glendale
Planet Sports Archive HERE
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Renaissance®
Glendale Hotel & Spa Ribbon Cutting |
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(c)Photo
by Ed Sharpe
Councilpersons
Joyce Clark and David Goulet join Mayor Elaine Scruggs ,
Chip
Cary, assistant general manager – food & beverage and Howler,
the Coyotes Mascot, in breaking the ribbon
at the news John Q.
Hammons Marriott ® Renaissance® Glendale Hotel &
Spa.
Luxury
Hotel In Glendale, AZ
Nov. 17, 2007
A festive
ribbon cutting took place this Saturday at the news John Q.
Hammons Marriott ® Renaissance® Glendale Hotel &
Spa ( www.renaissanceglendale.com),
more than doubling the number of hotel rooms in Glendale before
next year’s highly anticipated Super Bowl XLII will be played at
Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium. This fabulous four-star
structure located
about 800 feet from the stadium and 300 feet from the Jobing.com
Arena, the Renaissance and attached conference center and media
center offer more than 100,000 gross square feet of combined
meeting space.
 Attending
the festivities were Mayor Elaine Scruggs and Councilpersons
Joyce Clark and David Goulet of Glendale Arizona along with Don Rinehart
Glendale Chamber of commerce, employees, Glendale Chamber of
Commerce employees and members and townfolk.
The ribbon-cutting had another
celebrity guest HOWLER the Phoenix Coyotes mascot who normally
hangs out at the Jobing.com
Arena. Full of howls and
levity this furry friend added a humorous addition to
the festivities.
(c)Photo
by Ed Sharpe
(c)Photo
by Bette Sharpe
Scrumptious snacks and Coffee and other
drinks were provided to the participants.
(c)Photos
by Ed Sharpe
The 12-story,
320-room hotel is owned by Mr. John Q. Hammons, and the hotel,
conference center and media center are all managed by John Q.
Hammons Hotels & Resorts, the nation’s leading independent
builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service,
hotels, resorts and suites ( www.jqhhotels.com).
On the south
side of the structures the new HD Studio for Glendale 11, the
Glendale Arizona Cable station resides.
John Q. Hammons , when asked why he picked Glendale to build in,
replied: “The incredible development in the West Valley area
provided an excellent opportunity to build this beautiful gem of a
property,” said Mr. Hammons, founder, chairman and chief
executive officer of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts.
“With so much for visitors to see and do in Glendale, I’m
confident the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa will contribute
to their expectations of the area.”
The opening of the Renaissance Glendale exemplifies John Q.
Hammons’ aggressive development efforts in the Western U.S, as
the legendary hotelier has recently announced new properties in
Colorado, Utah and Idaho.
Photo Courtesy Renaissance
Hotels
Located in the heart of the developing Westgate City Center at
9495 W. Coyotes Boulevard, the Renaissance Glendale offers guests
33 suites, including three presidential suites and two concierge
levels, an outdoor swimming pool, a state-of-the-art fitness
center, an indoor lap pool and more. Inspired by the desert
sunsets, the décor of the hotel, lobby, restaurant and guest
rooms reflects the area’s natural beauty with accents of vibrant
orange and yellow hues, while fire features, colored glass
sculptures and palm trees extend the desert theme throughout the
property.
Strategically located in the northwest region of the Phoenix
Metropolitan Area on the Loop 101, Glendale is only a 20-minute
drive from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and a
15-minute drive from downtown Phoenix. With 250,000 citizens,
Glendale is the fourth largest city in Arizona and is home to
Arizona State University West and Luke Air Force Base.
“This property was designed with the modern traveler in
mind,” said Lynnie Green-Sheibeler, general manager of the
hotel. “Not only will our visitors enjoy close proximity to
area attractions, our property provides an exceptional guest
experience with the high-standard of service for which John Q.
Hammons’ properties are known.”
Glendale Daily
Planet reporters were quick to notice all the connectivity
features built into each room. In this era of doing business across
the internet this is a MUST for those of us that
travel.
 Guests
can enjoy a variety of contemporary
American cuisine, including signature dishes by Executive Chef
Scott Cape, at the hotel’s restaurant, Soleil. Ray’s, the
inviting lobby lounge, serves cocktails inside or on the outdoor
patio, while Caffeina’s, the marketplace café, brews Starbucks
coffee and has wireless Internet access. The property also
features a two-story John Q. Hammons’ signature Spa Botanica,
offering manicures, pedicures, massage, body treatments, facials
and waxing. The hotel’s Spa Botanica has eight indoor treatment
rooms and a private outdoor retreat with seven cabanas, a pool and
a whirlpool.
(c)Photo by Bette Sharpe
"We are very proud and pleased to welcome the Renaissance
Glendale to our city,” said Mayor Elaine Scruggs. “Glendale
has quickly become a destination city for tourists. Luxury hotel
accommodations like the Renaissance within walking distance of so
many sports and entertainment venues complete the total experience
visitors want when making their travel choices.”
Ed Sharpe-
Glendale Daily Planet, Mayor Elaine Scruggs- Glendale Arizona and
Youssef Ibrahim- banquet manager Renaissance Hotel and Spa
Glendale Arizona
(c)Photo by Bette Sharpe
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Area Information
The first of nine hotels currently under development to meet the
demand for upscale properties in the expanding West Valley, the
Renaissance Glendale is located just off Loop 101 outside of
Phoenix and is part of the Westgate City Center, a mixed-use urban
development in Glendale expected to attract up to 26 million
people each year. One of the largest visitor destinations in the
Southwest, the development incorporates living, retail and dining,
as well as sports and entertainment venues. The Jobing.com
Arena is home to the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, the NLL’s Arizona
Sting and hosts the biggest stars in music, including Prince,
Kenny Chesney, Jessica Simpson and more, while the University of
Phoenix Stadium next door is home to the Arizona Cardinals, the
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Super Bowl XLII.
To Make a Reservation
To book a reservation at the Glendale Renaissance Hotel & Spa,
please call (623) 937-3700 or visit www.renaissanceglendale.com.
The Renaissance Glendale also can be booked under the following
GDS codes: Amadeus PHXGRB, Sabre 48536, Apollo 02242 and Worldspan
PHXGR.
About John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts is the
nation’s leading independent builder, developer, owner and
manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites,
including: Embassy Suites Hotels, Renaissance, Marriott, Radisson,
Residence Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Holiday Inn and
Courtyard by Marriott brands. With 74 hotels strategically located
near demand generators, such as state capitals, universities,
airports, corporate headquarters or office parks in secondary and
tertiary markets, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts’
properties are dominant in their markets. Over the course of his
impressive career in the hotel business, Mr. Hammons has developed
190 hotels. For more information about John Q. Hammons Hotels
& Resorts, please visit the company’s Web site at www.jqhhotels.com.
Councilpersons
Joyce Clark and David Goulet join Mayor Elaine Scruggs ,
Chip
Cary, assistant general manager – food & beverage and Howler,
the Coyotes Mascot, in breaking the ribbon
at the news John Q.
Hammons Marriott ® Renaissance® Glendale Hotel &
Spa.
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GLENDALE
RECOGNIZES
AL
MCCOY WITH
A
BIG
SHAZAM!
A l
McCoy with Sanderson Ford Inc. President David
Kimmerle inside the
Sanderson
Ford
Museum
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(Glendale
Arizona-November 14, 2007) The
city of
Glendale
and Sanderson Ford honored legendary sports broadcaster Al McCoy,
the Voice of the Phoenix Suns, for receiving the prestigious 2007
Curt Gowdy Media Award, which gave him a ticket into the Basketball
Hall of Fame.
A
special private luncheon reception will highlighted long-time
Glendale resident Al McCoy’s accomplishments and a special
broadcast scholarship fund will be presented in honor of Mr.
McCoy’s accolades. Guest speakers at the luncheon included Pat
McMahon, Greg Schulte and KTAR’s Erik Hellum.
In addition, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs will presented a
special proclamation to McCoy.
Now
in his 36th season, long-term
Glendale
resident Al McCoy has been the recognizable voice of the Phoenix
Suns. Traveling coast to coast for more than 50 years, Al has called
the action in every sport from major-league baseball to college
football to minor league hockey.
McCoy
joins a prestigious list of broadcasters who previously won the Curt
Gowdy Media Award, including Marty Glickman, Chick Hearn, Marv
Albert and Bob Costas to name a few.
Al McCoy, Mayor
Elaine Scruggs and Pat McMahon |
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More photos on the way!
Al McCoy and Glendale Daily Planet Reporter Ed
Sharpe
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GLENDALE
WELCOMES HOME JORDIN
SPARKS
TO FLIP
THE SWITCH AT
GLENDALE
GLITTERS
Glendale Postmaster Billy Garrett, Philippe Sparks and Santa.
and Mrs. Claus
- Photo (c) Ed Sharpe
GLENDALE
,
Ariz.
11/12/07--
Glendale
’s own Jordin Sparks will
appear at Glendale Glitters Spectacular on Friday, Nov. 23, to
help flip the switch to illuminate downtown
Glendale
with more than 1.5 million lights!
In
special recognition of Jordin’s accomplishments, Glendale
Postmaster Billy Garrett will also be offering a special
collectible postmark honoring Jordin.
Attendees to the event that evening will be able to receive
a free postcard and have their holiday cards postmarked with the
stamp. Those unable to make the event will have 30 days to bring
their mail to a
Glendale
post office and upon request also receive the commemorative mark.
Glendale
Glitters Spectacular Weekend will rekindle your
holiday spirit on Nov. 23-24, from 5-10 p.m. both Friday and
Saturday. Free admission and free parking mean you can bring the
whole family and not break the bank! City officials encourage
attendees to use the free shuttle service to the downtown area.
The shuttles will run from the Glendale Community College parking
lot, at 59th and Olive avenues, between 4 and 10:30
p.m.
Murphy Park and Historic Downtown Glendale will be abuzz
both evenings with multiple stages of entertainment, food,
hand-crafted holiday gifts, a children’s winter wonderland,
horse-drawn carriage rides, shopping and, of course, visits with
Jolly Ol’ St. Nick.
Jordin will also carry out the Glendale Glitters tradition
of reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
An
exciting new element to the lighting program will be a performance
by the Arizona Broadway Theatre. The award-winning theatre
produces
major musical productions, encompassing a wide spectrum of Broadway
favorites. In addition to being part of the countdown show, the
theatre will perform in the park for the opening weekend and offer
performances during the city’s December holiday weekend events.
The
unique shops and one-of-a-kind boutiques in Historic Downtown will
also offer extended hours for the opening weekend.
The
holiday fun continues with additional events in downtown
Glendale
, each Friday and Saturday on select weekends in December, from
6-10 p.m. each evening. Each weekend will offer a different
holiday theme. The dates and themes are:
- Dec.
7-8: Gingerbread Nights
- Dec.
14-15: Jingle
Bell
Rockin’ Nights
- Dec.
21-22: The Spirit of Giving
- Dec.
28-29: Winter Wonderland
Glendale
Glitters Spectacular is sponsored by The Arizona Republic, Bass
Ale, Sanderson Ford, Starbucks, KTVK Channel 3, 7-UP, Qwest,
Southwest Airlines, Arizona Broadway Theatre, KOOL-FM, KMLE
Country 108 and 101.5 JAMZ.
For
more information on Glendale Glitters, call the Special Event
Hotline at 623-930-2299, or visit www.glendaleaz.com/events.
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Philippe Sparks and Santa.
and Mrs. Claus |
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(C) 2007 Glendale Daily Planet
Glendale
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Kitten Saved -
Another Success for the Glendale Fire Department Fido Bags
Program
or
Glendale Fire
Dept. Rescues Tiny Kitten from under SUV at Bank of America
Downtown
or
Journalist Gets
Lucky and Bumps into a Really Cool Story
Photos and
story
(C)
Ed Sharpe
(These
photos were shot at dusk and really are video frame pulls.)
For
the full size version of this article click on the photos
or go
HERE>>
Division
Chief Alex Morales front, with other fire fighters behind
examine under SUV while bag raises vehicle up so
firefighters can get under it
Christine
Figueroa came down from her office was surprised to find
firefighters extracting a kitten from under her SUV.
Wednesday
November 7th in the Bank of America building at 5800 w Glenn in
downtown Glendale Arizona The cries of a kitten were heard by a
passer by and reported to the Glendale Fire Department.
The fireman
responded to the call for assistance and used inflatable air
bags to be able to raise the SUV so they were able to reach up
under the SUV just to get into the area the kitten occupied..
Once they had
the physical clearance to reach the kitten, they extracted it
and they wrapped the kitten in a blanket to prevent it from
going further into shock.
Each Glendale
Fire truck is equipped with a "FIDO BAG" that contains
oxygen, various sized oxygen masks for different sized animals,
a water bowl blanket and other first air supplies to assist a
pet in need.
The Kitten
received the benefit of the FIDO BAG's Blanket, Oxygen and water
bowl as fire fighters stove to ease little kitty's pain and shock.
A survey of the
kittens condition was taken , and it was determined there
were some little burns a broken leg and other minor scrapes.
The
“Fido Bag” was unveiled April 11th, at the Sun
Valley Animal Shelter located
at 7150 N. 110th at 10:00AM. The “Fido Bag” contains the
necessary medical equipment to provide oxygen, treat burns, and
provide treatment for the injured pets.
Deputy
Chief
Elio Pompa, for the Glendale Fire Department explained: "Each
year the Glendale Fire Department responds to house fires where
family pets are unable to escape the flames, suffer severe smoke
inhalation and burns. Many pets do not survive these fires".
With the
addition to each truck of this rescue bag, many more pets
are sure to survive.
Christine
Figueroa, who owned the SUV took the kitten to Palm Glen Animal
Hospital for evaluation. It was confirmed that the tiny kitten did
indeed have some burns, which are easily recoverable but also a
badly broken front leg that will need to be amputated. According
to employee Joyce Darra, who will adopt the tiny kitten, "
Kittens seem to adapt to having only three legs"
Deputy Fire
Chief of Community Services Chuck Montgomery stated: "Fire
fighters value all life and are privileged to relieve suffering
when able."
Sun Valley
Animal Shelter is located on
7150 N. 110th Avenue in Glendale Arizona
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Far right:
Christine Figueroa came down from her office was surprised to find
firefighters extracting a kitten from under her SUV. with other
bystanders looking on. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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Glendale Fire
Department Engineer Jason Poole and Fire Fighter Dan Wolters
comfort tiny kitty. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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Glendale Fire
Department Engineers Jason Poole: Foreground and Scott
Kohoutek: Background
work quickly to raise the SUV that has the little kitten trapped
up in the framework. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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The tiny Kitten
poses with the "kitten sized" mask form the
Glendale Fire Department Fido Bag that was generously provided by
the Sun Valley Animal Shelter. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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The tiny Kitten
poses with the "kitten sized" mask form the
Glendale Fire Department Fido Bag that was generously provided by
the Sun Valley Animal Shelter. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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Firefighter Dan
Wolters comfort tiny kitty "FIDO BAG" in foreground.
Photo by Ed Sharpe
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Tiny
Kitty! How Cute! Awww!! Photo
by Ed Sharpe
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The
“Fido Bag” was unveiled April 11th 2007, at the Sun Valley
Animal Shelter located at 7150 N. 110th at 10:00AM. The “Fido
Bag” contains the necessary medical equipment to provide oxygen,
treat burns, and provide treatment for the injured pets.
Photo by Ed Sharpe
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The “Fido Bag” was
unveiled April 11th 2007, at the Sun Valley Animal Shelter located
at 7150 N. 110th at 10:00AM. The “Fido Bag” contains the
necessary medical equipment to provide oxygen, treat burns, and
provide treatment for the injured pets.
Barry Korb, board president
of the Sun Valley Animal Shelter, (third from left) presented
a check in the amount of $4,000 to the Glendale Firefighters.
These bags will be placed in every Glendale Fire-truck including
the Crisis Response Vans.
L to R: Pam Kavanaugh-
Assistant Glendale City Manager and Board Member and , Al
Jung- Board Member, Barry Korb-Board President of the Sun Valley
Animal Shelter and Firefighters, Johnny Morales, Damion
Fiori, Mark Bernal, and Mike Manning. Photo by Ed Sharpe
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Pam Kavanaugh looks on as
Elio Pompa explains Oxygen Mask use Photo by Ed Sharpe
The “Fido Bag” was
unveiled April 11th 2007, at the Sun Valley Animal Shelter located
at 7150 N. 110th at 10:00AM. The “Fido Bag” contains the
necessary medical equipment to provide oxygen, treat burns, and
provide treatment for the injured pets.
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Nine
scholarships awarded at MWU Bright Lights, Shining Stars gala
The Glendale
Star publisher Bill Toops, center, was the recipient of the COMET
(Community Outreach: Motivating Excellence for Tomorrow) award
presented by Mayor Elaine Scruggs, left, and Midwestern University
President and CEO Dr. Kathleen Goeppinger. ...
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New
Downtown Foot Patrol
By Elizabeth Jackman Staff Writer - Glendale Star
Mark
Smith, center, is supervising the two new downtown ‘safety team
officers,’ Tim Beisel, left, and Garry Soderlund, right, who
will be patrolling the downtown area on foot Monday through
Saturday. - Photo by
Elizabeth Jackman
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City
wins three ‘Best of the West’ awards
Glendale’s
Got Game marketing strategy received the top award for
WESTMARC’s Best of the West Sports category. Pictured at
the awards presentation, left to right: WESTMARC Chairman
of the Board Jay Ellingson; Jennifer Reichelt, deputy
director of marketing; Julie Frisoni, communications
director; Jennifer Liewer, marketing and communication
manager; Mayor Elaine Scruggs; and WESTMARC President and
CEO Jack Lunsford ...
E>>>MOR
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Margaret
Pelligrini (the Wizard of Oz Munchkin)
Margaret
Pellegrini remembers working on the set of “The
Wizard of Oz,” where she was one of the 124
munchkins
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Great
Stories from the
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Ed
Sharpe of Glendale Arizona wins Rocky Mountain
Emmy(R) Award for Breaking News/ Continuing
Coverage
Photo:
Jennifer Jones KPHO and President of the Rocky
Mountain NATAS Chapter and Ed Sharpe of
CouryGraph Productions/ Glendale Daily Planet /
KKAT-IPTV with 2007 Rocky Mountain
Emmy(R) Award for the production of "The
Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The
Driver" .(Photo
by Bette Sharpe)
Ed
Sharpe of CouryGraph
Productions / Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV in
Glendale, AZ was award a 2007
Rocky Mountain Emmy(R) Award for the
production of "The
Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident - Search For The
Driver" . Read
Entire Story>
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GLENDALE
DAILY PLANET ON THE SCENE!
 Ed
Sharpe - Journalist - Videographer
Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV
May 17, 2007
Yes,
we were the first ground crew on the
scene and here is what we found...
The
roof of Landmark Middle School at 57 Drive and Myrtle was the
final ending scene in a chase of a car thief/purse snatcher!
click small photos for
larger view!
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Officer Brian Anderson, suspect
Joseph Morales |
K-9
Officer Brian Anderson, suspect
Joseph Morales
and Anthony Cano |
Placing
suspect Joseph Morales into the Police Vehicle
to head to the station. |
Suspect
name is Joseph Morales 2/4/75 |
Patrol
officers responded to the listed address in reference to a
suspicious person call that came in at 16:10. Information
was received that the subject matched the description of a subject
that had been involved in a purse snatch, stolen vehicle, and
residential burglary on 5/16/2007.
The suspect
Joseph Morales 2/4/75
fled the area prior to police arrival but several calls reported
that the subject was seen running eastbound through the
neighborhoods in the area of 5800 W. Myrtle.
A perimeter was established and K9 responded to assist with a
track. The subject was
seen running northbound out of the perimeter into
Landmark
School
property. The subject
was again surrounded and was seen climbing onto the rooftop of the
school. Officers were
able to contain the subject to top of a metal awning in the center
of the school area near Building D.
Numerous commands were given to the subject to voluntarily
come down but he refused and again attempted to climb on to the
rooftop of an adjacent building.
Officers were
able to get on top on the awning, and after a short struggle the
subject was taken into custody without further incident. The subject
was found to have numerous outstanding felony charges,
Glendale
misdemeanor warrants, and parole violations. The subject was booked
on twelve additional charges as a result of his actions on this date.
We
were joined by Gannon Hubler Chief Photojournalist for KPHO TV
and Matt Barnett PIO for
the Glendale Police Department who filled us in on the details.
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Book
Topics
As part of the Authors at the Teague series, Betty Webb,
author of the Lena Jones mysteries, appeared at the Velma
Teague Library, discussing what Publishers Weekly
calls her, "Mysteries with a social conscience."
Desert Cut is Webb's new book, which has
already gone through its first printing. Everyone knows about
the illegal immigration problem in the United States. But,
there's also a serious problem with legal immigration.
Americans have big hearts, and they, and church groups, bring
in people who have been displaced by war or famine. However,
we've brought in groups that have beliefs that little girls
are of less value than goats, and some of the beliefs are
terrible. Some of their practices should not be continued in
the U.S., but the groups that brought them in might not have
known enough about the culture when they brought them. Now,
some bulletins published even say it's not child abuse, it's
cultural. Betty Webb said she first heard about it from an
article about a court case in Atlanta, Georgia. There are
severe child abuses against little girls, usually between the
ages of 2 and 9, with the biggest group under seven. They call
it a "rite of passage," and it's done with
anesthesia, with antiseptic aftercare. The purpose is to make
a girl a faithful wife.
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