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Cinco de Mayo Benefit Golf Tourney


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Phil Yabes by 4 p.m. May 3. For information, visit www.buck- eyeaz.gov/events or call Philip Yabes 623-349-6604 or email pyabes@buckeyeaz.gov.


Childsplay performs in Goodyear


The city of Goodyear presents a performance of With Two Wings by award-winning theater company Childsplay at 7 p.m. at Estrella Foothills High School, 13033 S. Estrella Parkway. The play is free and suggested for children in grades one through six. With Two Wings shows us a fantastical world of winged creatures through the eyes of Lyf, a young boy who has grown up sheltered from the outside by his differently abled parents. Safe in their nest, protected by a series of strict rules, Lyf has never even thought about trying to fly. Childsplay is a Tempe- based, professional nonprofit theater company of adult actors performing for young audiences and families. The performance is funded by a grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.


White Tank Library programs


Story time for toddlers and preschoolers — 10:15-11 a.m. Children will be introduced to reading and language in a fun way in the Program Room of Maricopa County Library Dis- trict’s White Tank Branch Library, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell; 602-652-3000, www.mcldaz.org.


White Tank Mountain Regional Park events


Family Moonlight walk – 7:30 p.m. 2.5 miles round trip. Walk- ing along the Waddell Trail to the Mesquite Canyon Wash in the moonlight will give you a different perspective on the beauty of the Uplands Desert. Park staff will discuss the unique changes in the desert after the sun sets. Take a flashlight. Meet in Area 7. No dogs. The park is about four miles west of Loop 303 on Olive Avenue. Park entry fee is $6 per vehicle. For information, call 623-935-2505.


Snake Feeding — 3 p.m. Warn- ing: Snakes are fed live animals so if you are sensitive about this, do not go to this event. A $2 charge is levied for this unless you buy a $6 park entry pass.


Buckeye Library events


Lego/Duplo Playday 3 to 4:30 p.m. — Children young and old are invited to play and create with the Buckeye Public Library’s collection of Legos and Duplos. Please leave your own Legos at home and take your imagination. No registration is required — just drop in from 3 to 4:30 p.m. each Friday. The library is at 310 N. Sixth St. Call 623-349-6300 for information or visit www.buck- eyeaz.gov/library.


The 20th annual Cinco de Mayo Benefit Golf Tournament, sponsored by Judge Joe “Pep” Guzman and the Westside Recreation Program, gets under way with registration at 6 a.m. at the Palm Valley Golf Club, 2211 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Shotgun start begins at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $90 per golfer, which includes cart, green fees, driving range, lunch and goodie bags. The deadline to register is April 30. For information, contact Guzman at 602-397-2870; Sam Garcia Jr. at 623-680-1894; or Brandon Livingston at 623- 910-8202.


Community yard sales in Tolleson


Seven communities will begin their yard sales at 6 or 7 a.m. in Tolleson. The communities are located between 79th and 105th avenues to the east and west, and Buckeye Road and West Heber Road to the north and south. Signs will be posted at various community entrances. Visit fphoa.wordpress.com for details, including a map.


Help clean up Palo Verde Cemetery


The second annual Palo Verde Cemetery Cleanup will begin at 6 a.m. The general public is invited to help. The Isaiah Mays-Bill Mauldin American Legion Post 137 of Tonopah is hosting the cleanup and will provide dough- nuts, coffee and water. Belmont Waste will provide containers for the trash. Volunteers will need to take their own shovels, rakes, hoes and work gloves. The address is 29600 West Old Highway 80, Palo Verde (the cemetery is behind the Baptist Church on the North side of Old Highway 80). For information, contact Tom Sloan by phone at 623-297-8122 or email at tsloan@wildblue.net


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Salsa Challenge at Wigwam


United Goodyear Firefighter Charities is presenting its inau- gural West Valley Salsa Chal- lenge from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wigwam. 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. The Salsa Challenge winner receives a $200 gift card to a local grocery store. Winner of the Hottest Salsa receives a $200 gift card. Winner of the Best Booth receives a $150 gift card. Admission is $10 per adult and $6 per child ages


11-17. Children ages 10 and younger will get in free. Admis- sion includes unlimited salsa sampling. For information, call 623-845-2479. For information about entering to compete in the Salsa Challenge, e-mail oscar. navarro.ugffc@gmail.com.


Buckeye DAR chapter meets


Daughters of the Revolution, Buckeye Chapter, meets the first Saturday of the month at the Buckeye Valley Chamber


of Commerce, 508 E. Monroe Ave. Contact Linda Davis at GDavis1003@aol.com if you are interested in attending, becoming a member, or learning more about the Daughters of the Revolution.


Buckeye Bookmobile on the move


The Buckeye Bookmobile will visit Sundance from 9 a.m. to noon and Tartesso from 1:30 to 4 p.m.


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Millennium dance takes


part in Disney program The Millennium High School dance members took part in a Disney Performing Arts program in February at Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in California.


Dance groups, choirs, ensembles and marching bands from around the world apply to perform each year as part of Disney Performing Arts at both the Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resorts. Once selected, they are given the opportunity to perform at the resort for an international audience of theme park guests.


West-MEC recommended


for district accreditation Western Maricopa Education Center will be recommended for district accreditation through the AdvancED Accreditation Commission. The international accreditation recognizes West-MEC and its innovative career and technical education programs as a high- quality school system.


to college student The Buckeye Valley Daughters of the American Revolution is providing a $500 scholarship to a continuing college student who also graduated from the Buckeye Union High School District. The applicant who is awarded the scholarship must be a full-time student enrolled in an accredited college or university in Arizona and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Proof of acceptance or enrollment must be included with the application. An essay of 250 to 500 words, double spaced, on the top of, “What my state and community mean to me,” must be submitted with the application. A personal photograph, which will not be returned, must accompany the application. The award winner will be notifi ed by the


Buckeye Valley DAR offering scholarship


DAR Scholarship Committee Chairman of the Buckeye Chapter, after being reviewed and approved by local committee members. The scholarship will be paid directly to the institution in the recipient’s name. Applications must be completed and submitted by June 1 and can be obtained by calling Jean Denman at 602-309-1293 or email DARSCHOLARBV@hotmail.com.


Litchfi eld District destroying old special


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Accreditation helps ease the process of credit transferring, provides greater access to federal loans and scholarships and assists in the educational system’s commitment to raising student performance and accountability. West-MEC received high marks in multiple areas including: • The district has a clear understanding of market trends, workforce needs and the importance of intensive engagement with the business community. • An accessible strategic planning process dedicated to systems for enhancing career-based learning instruction. • Quality learning facilities, resources and equipment for career and technical instructional programs.


fi ve years with regular monitoring and reporting of the district’s progress to be completed by West-MEC staff during the term.


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education records The Litchfi eld Elementary District will be destroying old special education records dated before August 2006. Information in the records may be needed for other purposes, so to review your records, contact the district before July 27 by calling the Educational Services Offi ce at 623-535-6066.


Palm Valley Elementary PTO gives school $20k


Teacher Organization has partnered with the Litchfi eld Elementary School technology department to offer updated wireless mobile carts and devices to support the classroom curriculum. The PTO raised the $20,000 to support the project and others at the school. It also helped with a “Kinder garten” outdoor reading and planting area that coincides with a life cycle segment of kindergarten curriculum.


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AS A WAY OF CELEBRATING EARTH DAY, children in teacher Stephanie Markley’s fi rst-grade class at Sundance Elementary School created “garbage monsters” from items they found in their household trash. The idea was inspired by the children’s book The Garbage Monster by Joni Sensel. After reading the book, the pupils were asked to name the monster, tell two ways the monster helps the earth and give ideas about how parts of the monsters can be reused.


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