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From Me To You...
I sat down to write this editorial and my brain took a solid minute just to find first gear. That “wait, how do I even start this?” moment. It feels almost novel to think for myself, mostly because there is an easier way sitting right there on my computer, tempting me, and it’s just one tap away. The all knowing, all seeing, “helpful” AI. Here’s the thing nobody tells you about handing over your everyday thinking to a machine: your brain needs exercise just like your other muscles, and muscles that do not work get soft. I used to know all my friends and family’s phone numbers by heart. Not anymore. And don’t get me started on asking for information about, well, everything. “Ask Chat” has become the norm around here. How can we fix this problem? Exercise. Repetition. Doing the math in your head at the grocery store when you are trying to decide if that 3 for $10 deal on cereal is a good buy. Working out the tip at dinner in your head instead of letting your phone do it for you. None of this means AI is the enemy. It is a genuinely useful tool, and pretending otherwise is like refusing to use a calculator out of loyalty to your abacus. If you want to keep up with the pace of the world, especially
nowadays where new technology shows up every day, you have to learn how to use the new tools. Just do not let the old world, and your brain, slip away too. Case in point: this very editorial. I wrote it, wrote it again, argued with whether “abacus” was too obscure, and rewrote it a third time out of sheer stubbornness. Nobody made me do those reps. I did them because somewhere between draft two and draft three, my brain remembered it still knows how to lift things without a spotter. Call it my mental gym membership, minus the sweaty machines and the guy who never re- racks his weights. So here is my proposal. Use the AI. Love the AI. Just do a few reps on your own now and then, mental push ups if you will, so your brain stays limber. Because it’s always better to have the ability and not need it than need it and not have it. Having said that, spellcheck is the one crutch I’m keeping, right next to my reading glasses and my GPS. Catherine Uretsky Editor, Up The Hill Magazine info@estrellapublishing.com
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Cougar Community
Ready for Another Fantastic Year? At Estrella Mountain Elementary School (EMES), home of the Cougars, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” Under the leadership of Principal, Lynzee Booras, the school has earned an “A” grade from the state over the last four years. The EMES philosophy is that every student can achieve at high levels, and deserves to feel known, valued, challenged, and supported. The Cougar family supports students in developing the knowledge, skills, confidence, and character to be successful in all areas of their lives. Members of Cougar Community Volunteers (CCV) provide important support for students, teachers and staff during the school day by doing the “usual” duties as lunch monitors & crosswalk guards, and copy room captains. We’re excited now to expand opportunities for volunteers beyond the “usual”. Some of us work directly with students in the Read Live Lab, part the highly successful EMES Walk to Read program. It focuses primarily on K – 2 readers to prepare them
for success in the 3 rd grade transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Last year, EMES implemented Move to Math, a school-wide intervention and enrichment structure modeled after Walk to Read. Move to Math is supplementary time devoted to math at the end of every school day. The program aims to meet learners where they are and support them in filling knowledge gaps, supplementing grade-level skills, or exploring advanced math concepts. During Move to Math, CCV volunteers focus on supporting learners who have gaps in their math knowledge. Community members are invited to bring their skills, knowledge and caring ways to Cougar Community Volunteers as we support the students, teachers and staff of EMES. A series of informational meetings will be held each week in October for people who want to learn more about the program and specific opportunities to make a difference at EMES. For more information and meeting dates, contact Suzanne Wold at SuzWold22@gmail.com or 602-451-4748. Submitted by Cougar Community Volunteers, an independent organization supporting students & staff at Estrella Mountain Elementary School since 2013
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The Bug Guy Halloween in the Valley: Where Scorpions Don’t Need a Costume
Nothing says “October in the Valley” like a technician in a full Halloween-adjacent hazmat getup, treating a baseboard while a giant inflatable Frankenstein wobbles ominously in the yard next door. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which visitor is scarier: the trick-or- treater in the werewolf mask, or the actual javelina rustling through the cactus out back looking for candy of its own. So this year, when you’re setting up your fake tombstones and cotton-web spiders, maybe give a little nod to the real MVPs of Phoenix Halloween: the pest control folks quietly making sure the only things haunting your house are the decorations you put there on purpose. Stay spooky, Keep your shoes shaken and your door screens intact. Submitted by Larry Cash, of Estrella Mountain Pest Control, Estrella Resident.
Let’s be honest, West Valley: we didn’t need Halloween to have things skittering around that make people scream. We’ve had that covered since roughly March. While the rest of the country is out here decorating with plastic spiders, we’re just... looking down before we put our shoes on. Nothing says “spooky season” quite like shaking out a boot and hoping today isn’t the day a bark scorpion decides to make a statement. Our neighbors to the north hang fake cobwebs from their porches for atmosphere. Ours are load-bearing. And don’t even get me started on the pack rats. Every October, some poor soul in Arcadia hangs up a cute little skeleton decoration, only to discover a week later that something has been using it as a chew toy. Nothing ruins the illusion of a haunted house quite like realizing the “ghost” in your attic pays rent in droppings and has excellent taste in insulation. Trick-or-treaters here have developed a sixth sense the rest of the country doesn’t need: the pre-doorbell scorpion scan. Every porch light gets the flashlight- under-blacklight treatment before a single candy bag gets extended. Parents aren’t just checking candy wrappers anymore, they’re checking corners. Then there’s the pest control trucks, doing their best business of the year right alongside the costume shops.
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Spooky History The desert keeps its secrets differently than other places. Here’s what’s lurking in the history of the land we call home.
legend holds that 18 miners were executed for stealing gold, their bodies left on display as a warning. It has been featured on multiple paranormal investigation programs, and visitors today still report cold spots, shadow figures, and the faint sounds of voices in the otherwise silent desert. Closer to home, the West Valley’s own ground carries weight. The area around present-day Glendale and Peoria sits near ancient Hohokam canal routes, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian irrigation systems in North America, and the Salt River Valley was home to thriving agricultural communities for over a thousand years before European contact. That history doesn’t always make it into neighborhood welcome packets. Arizona’s spooky reputation tends to get all the headline attention from Tombstone and Jerome. But the West Valley’s haunted history, less theatrical, more quietly layered, is all around us. It just takes a little looking. Vulture City offers guided tours and paranormal investigation nights throughout October. If you haven’t made the drive, it’s worth it.
The West Valley has a way of looking brand new. Fresh stucco, new roads, subdivision names that sound invented by algorithm. But underneath all of that, not very far underneath, actually, is a history that goes back centuries. Indigenous settlements, Spanish missionaries, Civil War supply routes, gold rush boom towns and the violence that follows money into empty places. October is a good time to remember that the land we’re living on has stories most residents have never heard. The most visitable piece of that history sits about 65 miles northwest of Phoenix in Wickenburg: Vulture City, the preserved ruins of one of Arizona Territory’s most productive gold mining operations. Henry Wickenburg struck gold in the Vulture Mountains in 1863, and the resulting mine eventually yielded over 340,000 ounces of gold, worth roughly $200 million, before shutting down in 1942. At its peak, Vulture City housed thousands of residents, and all the lawlessness that comes with remote wealth. The mine’s most notorious landmark is its hanging tree, where
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Pre-Holiday Stress
The Holidays Haven’t Started Yet - So Why Are You Already Exhausted? The mental load of the holiday season starts in October. Here’s how to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of you. It happens every year around this time. The stores start putting up Christmas decorations before Halloween is even over. Group chats start filling up with plans. Someone in your family asks if you’re hosting this year. The invisible mental calendar, the one that only you can see, tracking what needs to happen, for who, by when, and at what cost, begins to spin up in the back of your mind. And it’s only October. This is what psychologists sometimes call anticipatory stress, and it’s one of the most underappreciated forms of burnout. The holiday season doesn’t just stress
people out when it arrives, it starts depleting people weeks before anything has actually happened. The planning, the logistics, the gift calculations, the travel coordination, the family dynamics management, all of it runs as background processing, quietly draining the mental battery long before the decorations go up. Research consistently shows that women absorb a disproportionate share of this invisible labor, though it affects anyone who carries primary responsibility for household or family logistics. The problem isn’t the holidays themselves, it’s the gap between the idealized version of the season and the reality of executing it largely alone while maintaining everything else life requires. The good news is that October is actually the ideal time to intervene, precisely because nothing has started yet. A few practical moves: Decide early what you’re actually willing to do this year and what you’re letting go of, and write it down, because it’s easy to drift back into defaults. Have a direct conversation with your household about who is doing what before the crunch arrives. Set a real budget for gifts and experiences now, before the pressure to spend kicks in. And build in intentional rest between events, recovery time that you actually protect, not just time that disappears into more tasks. The holidays can be genuinely good. They just rarely are when you arrive at them already running on empty. October is the moment to change that.
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Estrella Trailblazers
Hiking, Community, Safety & Education The Estrella Trailblazers began in 2013 as a fun, welcoming hiking group created to encourage hikers of all skill levels to get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful local trail systems. While that remains at the heart of the group today, the Trailblazers have grown into a much larger community with an increased focus on hiking safety, education and preparedness. The group’s current volunteer leadership team includes Fred Wordell, Monika Hirsh and Mary Nunn. Fred is a wealth of information and regularly shares his extensive knowledge of the trails. Monika is an amazing athlete who enjoys leading longer, more challenging hikes for experienced hikers. Mary is known for leading beginner hikes and encouraging new members as they build their confidence on the trails. The leadership team is also supported by additional volunteer hike leaders who generously give their time to make a wide variety of hikes possible. Each month during hiking season (October - April), the Estrella Trailblazers publish a hiking calendar
included participation from members of Goodyear Police and Fire, local physical therapists and wildlife experts, along with the Trailblazers’ own experienced hike leaders. Our next Free Hiking Seminar will be held November 18, 2026, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the Starpointe Residents Club in Estrella. For registration information, visit Estrella Trailblazers Facebook page.
We can also be reached via email at Estrellatrailblazers@hotmail.com.
Whether you are brand-new to hiking or ready for your next challenge, we’d love to see you on the trail!
offering opportunities for a variety of experience and fitness levels. During the off-season, members may also organize and post informal hikes on the group’s Facebook page. While most hikes take place throughout the Estrella area, the Trailblazers also explore other outstanding trails across the greater Phoenix area. Some hikes are geared towards Grand Canyon hiking preparedness. Education and safety are also an important part of the Trailblazers’ mission. Each year, the group hosts a free hiking seminar focused on helping hikers become safer, better prepared and more knowledgeable on the trails. Past seminars have
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303 Construction
Short-Term Headaches, Long- Term Changes for Goodyear Drivers in the southwest Valley will need an extra dose of patience over the next few years. Construction is underway on a major extension of Loop 303 south of Interstate 10. The project promises better regional connections, but it will bring closures, restrictions and shifting traffic patterns to Goodyear along the way. The Arizona Department of Transportation began work in June on the roughly $613 million project, which will extend Loop 303 about four miles from Van Buren Street to Maricopa County 85. Construction is expected to take about four years. Much of the new freeway will follow the existing Cotton Lane corridor. Plans call for an elevated freeway over cross streets and railroad tracks, plus new or expanded interchanges at Van Buren Street, Yuma Road and Lower Buckeye Road/Elwood Street. For Goodyear residents, getting there is the hard part. ADOT says periodic lane restrictions and closures will be necessary on Loop 303, Cotton Lane, freeway ramps and cross streets. Most are expected during
nights and weekends, though some cross-street closures could last up to 60 days. A new northbound frontage road is also under construction. Once it opens, Cotton Lane traffic will shift onto it, clearing the way for major freeway work. The payoff could be significant. The extension will eventually connect with the planned State Route 30, creating another east-west corridor and an alternative to Interstate 10 — no small thing in a West Valley where growth keeps adding vehicles to local roads. For residents near Cotton Lane and the commuters who rely on it, construction updates will become essential reading when planning daily trips. The extension is designed to make Goodyear easier to navigate. Until then, drivers may find that the West Valley’s transportation future comes with detours.
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Voting 411 Political signs will line major streets, campaign messages will fill mailboxes and social media feeds, and conversations about Arizona’s Nov. 3 general election will become increasingly common. But for residents, the most important part of election season isn’t the advertising. It’s knowing what’s actually on the ballot. Arizona voters will decide races for statewide and legislative offices, along with ballot propositions that could affect policies across the state. Depending on where they live, Goodyear voters may also encounter contests and issues involving other jurisdictions that provide services to their neighborhoods. That makes October an important month for doing some homework. Arizona’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 5, followed closely by the beginning of early voting Oct. 7. Those dates give residents a relatively short window to confirm their registration, learn about candidates and measures, and decide whether to vote early or wait until Election Day. For a fast-growing community such as Goodyear, elections can have particularly visible consequences. Transportation, housing, public safety, water, economic development and infrastructure are more
than campaign talking points here. They’re everyday concerns in a city where new neighborhoods and businesses continue to reshape how residents live, work and travel. Growth also means some newer residents may be voting in Goodyear for the first time. They may be unfamiliar with local districts, polling locations or which government agencies are responsible for the services they use. Before casting a ballot, residents should review their official sample ballot and voter information from Maricopa County and the Arizona Secretary of State rather than relying solely on campaign advertisements or social media posts. And don’t overlook the propositions. Ballot measures often receive less attention than candidate races, yet their effects can last for years. Election season may bring plenty of political noise to Goodyear this October. Cutting through that noise starts with a simpler task: knowing what’s on your ballot, what it would change and when it’s time to vote.
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Battery Storage
As Goodyear adds homes, businesses and industrial development, another type of infrastructure is becoming part of the West Valley landscape: large- scale battery energy storage. Battery energy storage systems store electricity when it’s available and release it when demand rises. In a region where summer air conditioning can strain the power grid, storage helps utilities balance supply and demand. But as these facilities become more common, residents may have questions about where they’re built, especially when proposed sites sit near neighborhoods. Unlike a traditional power plant, a battery storage facility may consist largely of rows of enclosed battery units and electrical equipment. Still, their presence raises legitimate planning and public-safety questions involving setbacks, emergency access, noise and fire protection. Fire safety draws particular scrutiny because lithium- ion batteries can undergo “thermal runaway,” a condition in which damaged or malfunctioning cells rapidly generate heat. Modern facilities include monitoring, fire detection and other safety systems, but
local fire departments must also be prepared for the specialized challenges a battery incident can present. For Goodyear, the conversation comes as growth continues transforming areas once largely agricultural or undeveloped. Industrial sites that seem isolated today could eventually sit closer to homes, schools and businesses as development expands, making location decisions especially important. Residents should know what safety standards apply to proposed facilities, how far equipment would sit from homes, and whether the Goodyear Fire Department has the training and resources to respond to an emergency. For Goodyear residents, the debate doesn’t have to be simply for or against battery storage. The more useful question is where these facilities belong, and what safeguards should accompany them.
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Home Sweet Home
Barkitecture: When Your Home Is Designed for the Dog Move over, traditional home upgrades – ‘barkitecture’ is giving our four-legged family members a seat at the design table. The term refers to home features and renovations created specifically with pets in mind, and it’s becoming increasingly popular as homeowners look for ways to make their spaces more pet-friendly. One of the simplest barkitecture upgrades is a built-in feeding station. Instead of bowls taking up valuable floor space, homeowners can create a designated nook with food and water bowls tucked neatly into cabinetry or a kitchen island. Pull-out drawers can also provide convenient storage for food, treats, leashes, and toys. For dogs who love spending time outdoors, a dedicated pet door can make life easier. Modern options range from simple doors to electronic models that allow access only to a specific pet via their dog collar. Another popular idea is creating a pet washing station. A walk-in shower or low, tiled wash area can make bath time considerably easier and less messy. Adding a handheld sprayer, storage for grooming supplies, and
a nonslip surface can turn an ordinary space into a practical pet spa. Barkitecture can also be as simple as choosing the right materials. Durable flooring, washable fabrics, stain-resistant upholstery, and easy-to-clean rugs can help a home stand up to muddy paws, shedding, and the occasional accident. Built-in beds or cozy window nooks can give pets their own comfortable retreat without sacrificing valuable living space. Fenced dog runs, shaded play areas, and pet-friendly landscaping can transform outdoor spaces into safe places to explore. In the desert Southwest, selecting non-toxic plants and providing plenty of shade and fresh water are especially important. The best part of barkitecture? It doesn’t have to mean a major renovation. Even a dedicated toy drawer, built-in crate space, or washable corner can make everyday life easier for both pets and their people. After all, if pets are part of the family, why shouldn’t the home be designed with them in mind?
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The Doctor Is In Managing Your Mental Bandwidth
stick. Before you over-analyze your mood, check your physical inputs: • Sleep Hygiene: Is your recharge cycle consistent? • Movement: Are you clearing out cortisol through physical activity? • Fuel: Are you giving your brain the nutrients it needs to maintain focus? 3. Strengthening the Prefrontal Cortex The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain responsible for emotional regulation and impulse control. It is essentially the CEO of your mind. You can strengthen this “muscle” daily through: • Labeling: When a big emotion hits, name it. “I am feeling overlooked” or “I am feeling overstimulated.” This simple act moves the energy from the emotional center (the amygdala) back to the logical CEO. • The 90-Second Rule: Scientific research suggests that the chemical surge of an emotion lasts about 90 seconds. If you can breathe through those 90 seconds without reacting, the fire usually begins to cool on its own. In my 20+ years of clinical experience, I’ve seen that the most resilient people aren’t those who never feel “off.” They’re the ones who recognize the “glitch” early and have the tools to reset their system.
As we navigate the demands of a busy Fall, I wanted to share a concept I often discuss with my patients: the difference between your mental hardware and your mental software. Sometimes, we feel “glitched”— anxious, overwhelmed or stuck in a loop. When this happens, we tend to blame ourselves. But often, the issue is that our Internal CEO is trying to run too many high-energy programs on an exhausted battery. Here is a quick audit to help you optimize your mental operating system this week. 1. Identify the Background Apps Just like a smartphone slows down when too many apps are open, our brains lose efficiency when we carry “open loops”—those small, unfinished tasks or unspoken worries. The Fix: Do a Brain Dump. Write down every tiny thing nagging at you. Once it’s on paper, your Internal CEO can stop using active RAM to remember it, lowering your baseline anxiety. 2. Check Your Hardware Basics We often try to solve psychological problems with logic, but if the hardware is glitching, the logic won’t
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