City Council last week cleared the way for two projects that will bring 1,545 new multifamily units to Scottsdale.
Council on Nov. 21 approved by a 4-3 vote the rezoning for the Optima McDowell Mountain Village near the intersection of Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road.
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
Old Town is again aglow with holiday lights and a festive atmosphere as Scottsdazzle returns for its seventh year.
Developed by the City of Scottsdale to bring the community together in a fun and magical way, this year’s calendar of holiday events is chockfull of 30 events – some of which are free and some also new.
“We wanted to showcase Old Town Scottsdale as the place to do your holiday shop-
That project calls for 1,330 apartments and condominiums and 36,000 square feet of commercial space in six eight-story buildings.
Council also voted 5-2 to approve Chapparal Commons near the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Gold Dust Avenue, which will add 215 apartments and 11,370 square feet of commercial space to the city’s inventory of developed space.
The mammoth Optima project was opposed by council members Kathy Littlefield, Betty Janik and Solange Whitehead.
“I am concerned about a couple of things with this,” Littlefield said. “We’ve been going around telling our neighbors and telling our citizens, ‘Cut back on water, cut back on water, don’t water your lawn, don’t do this,
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Scottsdale will host the Historic Old Town ESPN Main Street Tailgate –a five-day Old West-style football pre-game party – in the days leading off to next year’s Super Bowl.
The event will run from Feb. 8 to Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 12 Main Street between Scottsdale Road and Brown Avenue.
That’s good news for city tourism officials and the Scottsdale Civic Center, which will be mostly complete with its expansive renovation by the time ESPN rolls into town.
“Scottsdale will be the stage for ESPN’s broadcasts during one of the busiest sports weeks of the year,” said Mayor David Ortega. “Historic Old Town is the ideal showcase – the perfect blend of historic southwestern charm and modern appeal.
“Residents and visitors alike will love the ESPN experience located on Main St. surrounded by our vibrant arts and world-class shopping and dining.”
The sentiment was echoed by Scottsdale Arts CEO and president Dr. Gerd Wuestemann, who will manage the Civic Center once construction is completed in late January.
“I couldn’t be more excited about it. I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for all of us in Scottsdale and we’re just thrilled to play a tiny part in this,” Wuestemann said.
Wuestemann said he has been working on hosting a Superbowl event at the arts campus for nearly four years.
“My first involvement with the Super Bowl predates me being in this job,” Wuestemann recalls. “After I was offered the job around February 2018, I was asked if I would write a letter to support this whole thing for us to apply it to the Arizona Super Bowl host committee and play a role in it.
“As soon as I started here, we were touring this campus with people and I said ‘We want to renovate this’ and, in the end, what ESPN was wanting to have was on one side, this amazing cutaway shot of Old Town and this western ambiance and then to the other side, have this glimpse into the new Civic Center with this beautifully renovated spaces.” Karen Churchard, city director of tourism and events, confirmed the vision ESPN had headed into the Valley’s third Super Bowl in 15 years.
“In 2008, ESPN was along the canal and in 2015 they selected Scottsdale Fashion Square because they wanted the background of Camelback Mountain. But this year they liked Main Street specifically between Brown Avenue in Scottsdale Road in historic OldTown that has the facades of the Western buildings, some cacti, feels quaint and has that western feel,” Churchard said.
Wuestemann and Churchard said special events are in the works at the Civic Center and around Old Town.
“We are working with one big VIP party event that is a celebration of all things football and the other is a music-related event that we’re trying to bring here for the Super Bowl week,” Wuestemann said.
Churchard said she’s reviewing 20
special event applications, mostly from bars and restaurants.
“We anticipate more as corporations are looking for spaces to hold their private parties,” she said. “But right now, of the 20 applications, the majority of those are extensions of premises for bars and establishments for them to extend to outdoor use.”
Churchard, Wuestemann and downtown business owners are bracing for big crowds come February.
“If we land these two events, each of those events will be about 7000 people on campus for a couple of days each and then we also anticipate spillover traffic of 2,000 to 3,000 people every day on this campus throughout this entire stretch,” Wuestemann said.
“We’re talking probably in the neighborhood of 30,000 or so people trafficking this new Civic Center and discovering it in those five or six days ESPN is here on site.”
Churchard said she and her team have been in close contact with the Scottsdale Police Department to ensure that the crowds stay controlled and patrons stay safe.
“We’ve had a lot of great conversations with our police department and Chief Jeff Walther since the focal point during that time of the year has always been the WM Phoenix Open as well as the entertainment district because those are the two biggest place where the most people are congregating at one time,” Churchard said.
“In the case of ESPN, we’re working with that entity to hire their security to manage that space, as our police department is pretty maxed out with the Open and the entertainment district.”
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The Historic Old Town ESPN Main Street Tailgate will be going from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8-11with multiple ESPN productions each day. From 8 a.m. until noon Feb. 12, ESPN will be live for its final production of the week.
“The bars and restaurants that are in the historical town area are excited about this opportunity to have ESPN there,” Churchard said.
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Ashler Hills Park is a done deal.
The Scottsdale Development Re view Board unanimously gave final approval to the park’s aesthetics earlier this month, ending months of wrangling between the city and neighbors who op posed it.
Residents of the nearby Las Piedras subdivision had opposed the park on the grounds that it would project light and noise into their rural community as well as generate traffic.
They requested a number of mitiga tion steps to these problems.
City Council in October agreed to some of them, such as adding trees and bush es, lowering the lighting posts and add ing a left-turn lane at the park entrance.
Other requests were deemed unneces sary, such as forbidding pickleball on the basketball court.
Still other requests, like adding a stip ulation forbidding the city from forming a public-private partnership or other
wise accept private money to pay for amenities, were determined illegal by City Attorney Sherry Scott.
The city performed a noise mitigation study and found sound levels at the park would range from “not perceptible” to
“just perceptible.”
All that is left now is the actual construc tion – which is tentatively set for June or July.
The park’s shade structure and bridg
There does not appear to be any initial opposition from the com munity to a plan to add a drivethru facility at a marijuana dispensary at 15190 N. Hayden Road in the Scotts dale Airpark.
While neighbors and homeowners as sociations in the area were notified, no body showed up to an open house to in troduce the community to the idea Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.
Scottsdale’s city ordinance does not cur rently allow for a drive-thru marijuana dispensary but Trulieve, which owns the dispensary and is doing business under the name Harvest of Scottsdale, is proposing a
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ping, to do your holiday celebrations and come out and just get in the (holiday) mood,” said said Karen Churchard, city director of tourism and events.
Old Town is illuminated by a slew of holiday lights draped over frequented businesses and dining establishments that glow throughout the night.
“We put a lot of our efforts into the de cor,” Churchard said. “The city spends a lot of money decorating the Arizona ca nal and other parts of Old Town and the historic art district.”
She hopes the festive décor and engag ing events attract flocks of patrons to lo cal businesses.
“The main thing is engaging with our merchants, our restaurants, and even some of our bars,” she said. “We intend to showcase more of our quaint local shops.
“We want to make sure people know just to skip over the Marshall Way Bridge where they have all these amazing quaint merchants and restaurants and areas to go and find unique gifts for the holidays.”
Churchard and her team encourage businesses to join in their efforts to cre ate share the festive mood.
“The businesses are very gung ho to get to work since it's a busy time of year, so we encourage them to partner with us to do more experiences,” Churchard said.
Among those experiences are several events that Churchard has circled on her calendar.
“I’m excited about the Sugar Plum Tea Party,” she said. “We used to do a bigger event on Fifth Ave. called Sugar Plum Ave. and we tried to change things up from year to year.
“But one of the key elements of the Sugar Plum Ave. event was a sit-down tea party for children and we are hav ing that on the Marshall Way Bridge this year on Dec. 10.”
Churchard is also excited about the re turn of magician Craig Davis, performing on Dec. 10 and 11 on the Marshall Way Bridge.
“We've hired Craig in the past when we've had some events in historic Old Town and he's always very popular,” she said.
She is also excited to bring back the historic Miracle of the Roses Pageant at the Old Adobe Mission on Dec. 10 and the Live Nativity at the Old Adobe Mis sion on Dec. 17 and, of course, the an nual Scottsdazzle Stroll each Saturday leading up to Christmas Eve.
Though most events are in partnership with businesses, a new event is being put on by the Scottsdale Police Crisis Re sponse Unit, which will be at the Noriega Livery Stable with its K9s and horses and explain what it does with those animals.
“We've always had the Scottsdale Police Department horses out at the Singalong Tree Lighting ceremony to kick things off and it's always such a favorite thing for the families and the kids to come up close to the horses, so that was the inspiration to do that this year,” Churchard said.
Though the holidays can be especially stressful this time of year, Churchard feels that Scottsdazzle has something to offer for everyone to feel merry this season.
“We tried to balance this with some fun things for the family to come out and do and we feel very fortunate that the city invested a pretty substantial amount in decorating and bringing all of these ac tivities for our community and those in the valley to come in and enjoy,” she said.
Here is a list of Scottsdazzle events. In formation on some was still being updated. See scottsdazzle.com for the latest.
Meet Santa at the Farmers Market
When: 9 a.m. Dec. 3, 10, 17
Where: Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market, 3806 N. Brown Ave. Cost: Free
Holly-Jolly Wine Cork Crafting
When: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 3, 10, 17
Where: LDV Winery, 7134 E Stetson
Drive, B110 Cost: $40 Per Person
Prancer’s Puzzle Rides
When: Through Dec. 31 Cost: $79 Per Person Info: 602-601-2261
Cellar Room Wine & Bites
When: 6 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and 14 Where: Kazimierz Wine & Whiskey Bar, 7137 E. Stetson Drive Cost: $70 Per Person Info: kazbarscottsdale.com
Coal or Cabernet
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 Where: Carlson Creek Vineyard, 4142 N. Marshall Way Cost: $35 Per Person
Scottsdazzle Stroll
When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 10, 17 Where: Scottsdale Waterfront, 7135 E. Camelback Road Cost: Free
Holiday Celebration at the Chef’s Ta ble
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 6 Where: Marcellino Ristorante, 7114 E. Stetson Drive Cost: $120 Per Person Info: marcellinoristorante.com, 480990-9500
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27
Where: Wine Girl Scottsdale, 4205 N. Scottsdale Road
Cost: $35 Per Person Info: winegirlscottsdale.com, 480686-9077
Gold Palette Artwalk
When: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 Where: Art Galleries along Main St. and Marshall Way Cost: Free Festive Floral Workshops
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 9, 16, 30 Where: Flower Bar, 4200 N. Craftsman Court
Cost: $85 - $115 Per Person
Spirited Dueling Piano Shows
When: 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 9 Where: Belle’s Nashville Kitchen, 7212 E. Main St. Cost: $15 Per Person
Blitzen’s BBQ & Brews
When: 1 p.m. Dec. 10 Where: Goldwater Brewing Co. 3608 N. Scottsdale Road Cost: $30 Per Person
Dazzling Magic Shows
When: Time TBA Dec. 10-11 Where: Marshall Way Bridge, 7124 E. Stetson Drive Cost: Free
Jingle Barre at the Bridge
When: Various times Dec. 10-11 Where: Marshall Way Bridge, 7124 E. Stetson Drive
Cost: $15 Per Person Info: cayogabarre.com
Miracle of Roses Pageant
When: 4 p.m. Dec. 10
Where: Old Adobe Mission, 3817 N. Brown Ave. Cost: Free
Sugar Plum Tea Party
When: 11 a.m. Dec. 10 Where: Marshall Way Bridge, 7124 E. Stetson Drive Cost: $25 Per Person
Holly-Jolly Painting Party
When: 2 p.m. Dec. 11
Mesa, AZ – When it comes to chronic pain and/ or neuropathy, the most common doctor-prescribed treatment is drugs like Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Neurontin. The problem with antidepressants or anti-seizure medications like these is that they offer purely symptomatic relief, as opposed to targeting and treating the root of the problem. Worse, these drugs often trigger an onset of uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes harmful side effects.
The only way to effectively treat chronic pain and/or peripheral neuropathy is by targeting the source, which is the result of nerve damage owing to inadequate blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. This often causes weakness, numbness, balance problems. A lack of nutrients causes the nerves degenerate – an insidious
cannot survive, and thus, slowly die. This leads to those painful and frustrating consequences we were talking about earlier, like weakness, numbness, tingling, balance issues, and perhaps even a burning sensation.
The drugs your doctor might prescribe will temporarily conceal the problems, putting a “Band-Aid” over a situation that will only continue to deteriorate without further action.
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Th is ground-breaking treatment is engineered to achieve the following, accompanied by advanced diagnostics and a basic skin biopsy to accurately analyze results:
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As displayed in figure 1 above, the nerves are surrounded by diseased, withered blood vessels. A lack of sufficient nutrients means the nerves
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Where: Marshall Way Bridge, 7124 E. Stetson Drive Cost: $40 Per Person
Whiskey Tasting at the North Pole
When: 6 p.m Dec. 15 Where: Porters Western Saloon, 3944 N. Brown Ave. Cost: $80 Per Person Info: porterswesternsaloon.com, 480946-0354
Candle Making Classes
When: Dec. 17-18
Where: Noriega Livery stable, 7266 E. 2nd St.
Cost: $53 Per Person Info: lightandbark.com
Holiday Hooves & Howls
When: Various Times, Dec. 17-18 Where: Noriega Livery Stable, 7266 E. 2nd St. Cost: Free
The Dazzle of Historic OldTown
When: Various Times, Dec. 17-18 Where: Noriega Livery Stable, 7266 E. 2nd St. Cost: $12 Per Person
Old Adobe Mission Live Nativity
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 Where: Old Adobe Mission, 3817 N. Brown Ave.
Cost: Free
Christmas Cocktails
When: 4 p.m. Dec. 18
Where: Porters Western Saloon, 3944 N. Brown Ave.
Cost: $60 Per Person Info: porterswesternsaloon.com, 480-
946-0354
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Holiday Lights
When: 6 p.m. Through Dec. 30
Where: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Road Cost: $15 Per Person
Scottsdale Wine Trail
When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30
Where: Scottsdale Wine Trail, 7134 E. Stetson Drive Cost: $90 Per Person Info: ldvwinery.com 480664-4822
The Marshall Gallery VIP Meet & Greet with acclaimed artists Douglas and Steve Hickok
When: 5 p.m., Dec. 8 Where: The Marshall Gallery, 7106 E. Main St. Cost: Free Info: themarshallgallery.com
The Legacy Gallery Annual Holiday Small Works Show
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 8 Where: The Legacy Gallery, 7178 E. Main St. Cost: Free Info: legacygallery.com, 480-945-1113
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Home for the Holidays
When: 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 16 and Dec. 10 and 17
Where: Taliesin West, 12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Cost: TBA
Info: franklloydwright.org/home-forthe-holidays, 602-800-5480
Frosty Fiesta Margarita and Taco Tour
When: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. ThursdaySunday all month long
Where: JoyRidesAZ Scottsdale Tours, 7142 E. 1st St.
Cost: $45 Per Person Info: joyridesaz.com/fiesta-margaritaand-taco-tour, 480-675-7857
Scottsdazzle Holiday Lights Tour
When: 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 27
Where: JoyRidesAZ Scottsdale Tours, 7142 E. 1st St. Cost: $125 Per Vehicle Info: joyridesaz.com/scottsdazzle-holiday-lights-tour/ Scottsdazzle & Holiday Lights Segway Tour
When: 4:30 p.m. through Dec. 31
Where: Scottsdale Segway Tours, 4140 N. Miller Road
Cost: $99 Per Person
Info:scottsdalesegwaytours.com, 855734-8687
Kactus Jock Rydables Old Town Tour
When: 10:30 a.m. through Dec. 31
Where: Kactus Jock, 7125 E. 5th Ave. Suite. #6
Cost: $59 with Promo Code SCTTSDAZL22
Info: (480) 933-1125
2023 Brighter Tomorrow Luncheon
When: 11:45 a.m. Jan. 6
Where: JW Marriot Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 5402 E. Lincoln Drive
Cost: $200 - $275
The nearly 700 Rio Verde Foothills households that rely on hauled water may still have a chance of getting some come Jan. 1.
Scottsdale City Council met in executive session for over an hour to discuss a short-term solution to the water crisis in the community during its Nov. 21 meeting.
However, it did not take any action after reconvening from executive session.
Council is considering a proposal from EPCOR in which the private utility would provide the water and the city would agree to treat it and allow its standpipe to be used.
That would allow water haulers to service homes in the area after Jan. 1, when the city currently plans to close that spigot.
After the meeting, Mayor David Ortega said EPCOR doesn’t need the city.
He said the utility services Fountain Hills communities and can just use its operations there to provide water to the nearby Rio Verde Foothills community.
However, Councilwoman Linda Milhaven would like to see the city help the Rio Verde Foothills if it can, though she said it’s not clear if EPCOR has the capacity currently to service that community.
She is pushing to get a vote on the short-term solution EPCOR is proposing
on the council’s Dec. 6 agenda.
A petition was presented to Council during the meeting with about 120 signatures of Scottsdale residents in support of the short-term solution.
Despite Milhaven’s effort for a Dec. 6 vote, her council colleagues voted to have City Manager Jim Thompson research the matter.
Approximately 500 homes in the community rely solely on hauled water, while about another 200 use it to supplement their wells.
The move discussed by Council is a temporary solution until EPCOR can buy water from another source and build its own infrastructure to serve the community long-term. That could take two to three years by EPCOR’s own estimates.
EPCOR has asked the Arizona Corporation Commission for permission to pursue the long-term solution. In the meantime, it will need approval from the commission to follow through with its short-term option.
The city was set to turn off water to the standpipe on Jan. 1 as part of its drought management plan triggered when the federal Bureau of Land Management’s rationing of Colorado River water to the seven Basin States and assorted tribes.
Rio Verde’s problem stems from the fact that “wildcat subdivisions” are not required to have a 100-year water supply before they are developed.
State law allows a landowner to split
land into as many as five lots without being subject to certain regulations on size, infrastructure and amenities.
Knowing the city could someday turn off water to the area, former Maricopa County Commissioner Steve Chucri began addressing the issue in 2014 when he created a water committee to look into the issue.
But things came to a halt when Chucri resigned his position last November and the Board of Supervisors put the subject on hold until Chucri’s replacement was found.
Tom Galvin waded into the situation when he was appointed to take over Chucri’s position in December.
Then the Corporation Commission entered the fray in July at Galvin’s invitation. Commissioner Anna Tovar asked Rio Verde Foothills residents if they would prefer creating a domestic water improvement district or use a standpipe that would allow water hauling to continue.
That’s when EPCOR stepped in.
While not yet an air-tight solution yet, that announcement was a great relief to many in the community who vehemently oppose the creation of a domestic water improvement district. They feel that option would put too much power in the hands of too few people.
The supervisors ultimately voted unanimously against the water district. That vote was heavily influenced by
Galvin, who said “a non-contiguous DWID would not represent the entire community” and noted “liens would be placed on a number of properties, subjecting them to substantial obligations and liabilities.”
He also expressed concerns about a water district’s long-term viability and said, “I’ve not been satisfied that questions regarding the costs have been fully answered.”
That led two district supporters to file an appeal to the ruling in Maricopa County Superior Court. That effort has been making its way through the legal process.
In the meantime, Damon Bruns, the owner of the Dynamite Water hauling company, which services the Rio Verde Foothills community says he has an agreement with the San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe to purchase enough water to serve the community for a year.
However, that plan requires the city to treat the water and allow Bruns to use its standpipe, and Scottsdale officials repeatedly said outright that they will not work with Bruns.
If no short-term solution is found, water haulers can still service the Rio Verde Foothills community but they will have to go farther out to get the water, which would likely cause rates to skyrocket, according to John Hornewer, owner of Rio Verde Water company.
es will be made of weathered steal and there will be a significant number of trees and shrubs to damper noise and light from reaching the nearby Las Piedras subdivision.
The $6.1 million park earmarked the intersection of Ashler Hills Drive and N. 74th Way will feature 20-foot light posts around the sports courts and 12-foot light posts on the pedestrian pathways.
The eight pickleball courts will have a neutral color to reduce reflectivity and blend into the desert. The park will have a basketball court and two open turf areas, each about the size of a basketball court.
Board member Ali Fakih said during the meeting that the plan for the park is beauti-
ful but he would have preferred the turf areas be made of synthetic grass as opposed to natural grass in order to conserve water.
Board member Shakir Gushgari agreed with Fakih that the park is beautiful but said doing more to make the park more sustainable would make it “phenomenal.”
“We’re very aware of the water usage,” said Chris Brown, the landscape architect on the project. “I personally feel when you’re utilizing water in a turf area, at least it’s of a public use. In other words, it’s going to be utilized for that purpose. It’s not just a visual amenity but we’ve made a really strong effort to minimize the size of the turf areas on this park.”
Brown added, “I think we’ve been able to compromise down into a very ap-
propriately sized turf allocation for this park and I think that’s a really good way to try and minimize water use, as well as perhaps you know considering utilizing artificial turf.”
Board member Doug Craig supported the natural turf option.
“As a landscape architect myself I’m more in favor of a natural turf, an irrigated turf,” Craig said. “I know synthetic turf is changing rapidly – daily, yearly – and my concern with that, though, is how long it’s a viable, actual turf area and then what happens when … it’s exceeded or met its life span and then it goes to a dump and is an ecological hazard there.”
Of the 15 acres reserved for the park, only 3.36 acres are tentatively earmarked for development and the rest is
set at this point to be either undisturbed or re-vegetated.
The park will be open from sunrise until 10:30 p.m. and will include a parking lot for 70 cars in order to avoid spill over into the street.
The park has been in the works for 20 years and was originally part of the 2000 city bond. At that time, the site included a library and an arts facility but that was shelved due to funding problems and cost escalations.
It was then placed on the $319 million bond package in 2019.
“Compared to the Bond 2000 project, this has significantly less traffic, noise and lighting impacts,” City Engineer Allison Tymwik told the council in October.
zoning text amendment to allow it.
“Similar to other drive-thru retail locations in Arizona, this option at a dispensary would allow for faster transaction times,” said Lauren Niehaus, director of Trulieve’s government relations.
“Most importantly, this change in the
law would allow for our most immunocompromised patients to receive their medicine without exposing themselves to in-person shopping.”
The proposal has to be reviewed by city planning staff, the city Planning Commission before it goes to the city council.
It would not be the first marijuana dispensary drive-thru in the Valley. The
Maricopa County island in Tempe has one.
“We don’t know, but this decision was not made in anticipation of additional traffic,” Niehaus said. “We are seeking this amendment to help our patients who are immunocompromised or disabled, as well as those who simply prefer to utilize the convenience of a drive through.
“This change also helps disperse customers to both the drive through and the indoor retail space, similar to other retail locations in the area.”
Trulieve would not have to build any additions to its building for the drivethru. The building was a bank before it was a dispensary so it already has that function.
The Past Presidents’ Council of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2023 inductees for the 28th annual Scottsdale History Hall of Fame event next May.
The event honoring individuals, local companies, and non-profit organizations is presented by event sponsor, the Scottsdale Charros.
Over the past 28 years, the Chamber has inducted 143 Scottsdale leaders and 29 organizations into the Scottsdale History Hall of Fame.
“These individuals and organizations have had an immeasurable impact on the rich heritage of Scottsdale, dating back to its modern-day founding in 1888 by Army Chaplain Winfield Scott,” the Chamber said.
“The event honors the people and organizations who have contributed so greatly to the legacy of making the City of Scottsdale one of the “best cities to live” in the nation.”
The event is May 18 at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch. Sponsorships, individual tickets and corporate sponsor tables can be purchased by contacting: Ann Deasy at 480-355-2712 or adeasy@scottsdalechamber.com.
Honorees are:
Sandy Bruner. Volunteer docent at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and member of their marketing committee and scholar programs.
Volunteer with Creative Women of Pinnacle Peak, HonorHealth Honor Ball Committee, and the Franciscan Renewal Center. Recipient of the Spirit of Literacy Award from the Scottsdale Public Library in 2021. Active in numerous political campaigns and former delegate to the Republican National Committee.
Father Phil Carlson. President/CEO of Scottsdale Chamber from 1989-2002 and past board member American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Scottsdale Charro, past president of Scottsdale Rotary Club, and past LINKS board member.
Father Phil is also an ordained member of St. Barnabas of the Desert. Marion Kelly. Director of community affairs at Mayo Clinic since 2000, Cofounder of Diversity Leadership Alliance, board member of Community Celebrating Diversity Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Chamber. National and regional healthcare advocate who received the Scottsdale Leadership Frank Hodges Award in 2017. He is also an accomplished opera singer. Dr. James Schamadan. At 94, he is still a physician consultant to the VA. President/ CEO of Scottsdale Memorial Health Systems (now HonorHealth) from 1982 to 1992, advancing the emergency medicine and outpatient surgery departments at the Osborn Campus, opening the Shea Campus, and establishing the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Served as director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. Became an Air Force pilot at Williams AFB in 1951 and pioneered air ambulance service in
Arizona. His medical innovations are internationally recognized, and he and his wife Nancy are generous donors to numerous Scottsdale organizations.
Parada Del Sol Parade. Started in 1951 by the Scottsdale Chamber and Scottsdale Riding Club as the Sunshine Festival, it featured a parade, square dance, and BBQ.
The Scottsdale Jaycees took over in 1954, and renamed it the Parada del Sol, and added the rodeo in 1956. The Parada provided volunteer and support opportunities to residents and businesses during Western Week, the Parada [arade, and countless other affiliated events.
The Parada is Scottsdale’s oldest continuously held community event. It is now produced by the Scottsdale Charros Organization.
Scottsdale Airport. Opened in 1942 as Thunderbird II Airfield (T-2) to train Army Aviation cadets for WWII. Operated by Arizona State College as a voca-
Two Scottsdale churches have slated special events to stoke the holiday spirit.
Desert Hills Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale is presenting an unusual event to celebrate the holidays – a Renaissance Yuletide Feaste.
Recreating a typical royal holiday feast
celebrated over 400 years ago, the event will be held at the church, 34605 N. Tom Darlington Road at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and Dec, 9, but the deadline for purchasing tickets is Thursday, Dec. 1. Check dewserthills.org for ticket information.
Meanwhile, North Scottsdale United Methodist Church, 11735 N Scottsdale Road, invites the community to a “Christmas Ornaments, Caroling & Hot
Cocoa” event at 11 a.m. Dec. 4 .
The church choir will supply the music while attendees design their “make & take” Christmas ornaments and sip hot cocoa. This event is free and open to the public.
Church artist-in-residence Janet Flournoy will share her skills and artistic direction in assisting families in creating ornaments. Some of the materials
With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday now in the rearview mirror, museum stores in Scottsdale and across the nation are ready for their biggest shopping day of the year, Museum Store Sunday, which happens today.
Two Scottsdle museums are among more than 1,800 around the world that are offering broad assortments of highly curated, unique, mission-specific gifts.
Books, jewelry, children’s products and other items can be found at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art shop, the Shop@SMoCA.
“Museum Store Sunday is the deepest discount that we offer for the public and members and it’s, it’s kind of exciting because our sales usually are pretty good on that weekend,” said Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West store manager Jeffrey White with a laugh.
According to White, items lining the shelves could be discounted by as much as 20% to half off for the sale.
“We have some of the wood carvings, lots of books, and Christmas ornaments usually fly off the shelves,” White said.
The same trend is expected at the Shop@SMoCA.
“We have jewelry and small home goods made by local artists which are always exciting for our shoppers,” said Jennifer McCabe, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art director and chief curator.
The shops have been impacted by in-
flation.
“Prices have gone up – not exponentially, but they have gone up a little,” White said.
White noticed the biggest pinch when it came to surcharges added onto shipping cost. though he said those have finally begun to decrease and that the slight jump in prices hasn’t deterred his sales.
According to McCabe, the Shop@SMoCA has items on clearance, but McCabe also said the museum store has made an effort to boost its online sales.
“We’re trying to clear some of our merchandise out, so if people come in for Museum Store Sunday, they might get good deals on great books and fun, unique gifts,” McCabe said.
“We’re also looking to boost more of our online sales since we get a lot of tourists that come through the museum and even though they could shop through the museum store after they leave if they have a great experience, they could continue to support us through our online store.”
Because of this, patrons who miss out on Museum Store Monday at the Shop@ SMoCA will get a second chance on Cyber Monday at the website.
Although Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will not be offering any web deals, there will be another unique offering in-store exclusively for Museum Store Sunday.
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will be hosting salsa tasting in conjunction with Goldwater Salsa throughout the day — giving customers a literal taste of the west.
“I’ve worked with Goldwater’s in the past, and they’re just lovely people and the salsas are great,” White said.
Museum Store Sunday also helps the operating budgets of the parent organizations, providing economic sustainability for the museum and cultural engagement for the community.
“As a nonprofit, all of the revenue that we bring in is going back to what we support and we’ve focused on supporting local artists in addition to national and international artists,” McCabe said.
“We look at all of our different forms of revenue, the store being one of them, membership being another, grants and fundraising and admission revenue being the others and all of it goes back to our mission of supporting art and artists.”
that will be supplied include: clear ornaments, decals, labels, glitter, poly-foam snow and straw.
The church also will host a hot chocolate bar and offer holiday cards for everyone to take home and share with friends and family
More information: 480-948-0529 or office@nsumc.com.
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tional training school from 1947-1951.
Acquired by Seventh Day Adventists in 1953 for use as its Thunderbird Academy Boarding and Day School (still operating). Opened as Scottsdale Municipal Airport in June 1967 after Elder Daniel Butherus made land and available to City.
Today, it is the busiest single runway airport in the U.S., having a significant impact on Scottsdale’s economy, tourism, and special events and one of the top three employment centers in Arizona.
When: Today. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of The West and the Shop@SMoCA is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of The West is located at 3830 N. Marshall Way. the Shop@SMoCA is located at 7374 E. Second Street, Info: smoca.org/shop/ or call 480-874-4666, shop.scottsdalemuseumwest.org or call 480-6869539
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don’t do that,’” Littlefield said.
“And yet this project has pools on every roof top,” she continued. It has green grass, It has draping vines. I love green. I’m a native here so green is very special to me. I love plants and I think it’s beautiful but it’s not consistent with the message we’re trying to send to our citizens and that’s a problem to me.
“Also, residents told us loud and clear to anyone who was listening in the last election that they wanted to slow down the development in Scottsdale,” Littlefield said.
“It seems to me all we’ve done now is try and find the ways to manage to grow more and grow higher. Higher, denser, bigger is not what our citizens voted for.”
But Councilwoman Tammy Caputi called Optimum “a project that could set a precedent we can be proud of.”
The original plans for the project called for 1,500 apartments and condos in six 11-story buildings.
“We actually received almost no opposition on this project … I think there were four letters of opposition,” Caputi said. “We’ve all been looking at this project for almost a year as it was mentioned and it has gotten better and better.
“I don’t think I was wildly excited about it in the beginning but the applicant has been incredibly responsive
to all our requests to lower the height, lower the density, give us more open space, make sure you’ve got water.”
Units in the project will range in size from 675 square feet for a studio to 2,221 square feet for a three-bedroom unit.
Each building will feature a running track, Olympic sized pools, locker rooms, outdoor fireplaces and barbecues on the roof as well a setback guard rail that allows for 60 percent more view from the top of the building.
For the commercial space, the developer envisions a high-end restaurant, café, coffee/juice bar, office suites, bicycle shop, dry cleaners, boutique spa/wellness center, preschool or elementary school, elementary school and financial institutions
The plan calls for 75% of the 21.88-acre site to be open space with 55% open to the public.
The site would include a fountain and amphitheater as well as underground parking and trash receptacles.
The developer also purchased 10 years’ worth of water rights and intends to transfer that to the city.
Littlefield and Mayor David Ortega cast the two votes against Chaparral Commons.
“Voters approved General Plan 2035, which called for 24 units per acre,” Orte-
ga said. “This (project) has double that – 48.5, almost 49 units to an acre.”
Caputi liked that the developer will build a living laboratory garden at nearby Chaparral High School.
“When this council agreed to make education a standalone chapter in our General Plan, this is what I was picturing, a collaboration between the city and the schools in which we would have mutual benefit,” she said. “So here’s our opportunity to have our deeds follow our words.”
Chaparral Commons is planned on 4.64 acres with about 32% of open space.
The project offers one free month of rent to anyone with a child in nearby Chaparral High School and 10% of the units will be reserved for city workforce housing.
That controls rent costs without any tax breaks. It will also eliminate 1.36 acres of asphalt and add 142 trees, including 48inch box trees.
The project also has a gray water recycling system and other technology that is expected to save 4.1 million gallons of water per year.
The three-story complex had three requests for amended standards. The first amendment would allow the building to be setback more than the minimum.
The extra space will be used to put in 10-foot wide sidewalks and a double row of trees.
The second amendment request would reduce the slope of the third-story stepbacks along the western property line. The final request is for patio/balcony areas in the setback along the western edge.
Six members of the public spoke on the project, all but one of whom supported the project.
Bob Seager, who lives in a gated community in the area said, “We’re sick and tired of more apartments.”
He also opposed a three-story building and called for a two-story building with condominiums.
But the other speakers supported the project.
Adam Weisman has lived in the area for six years and said he has watched the strip mall site where the project will be located die off and “turn into a place where people come to sleep in their cars at night.”
“I walk my dog around there and other tenants have noticed the area has become less safe overtime,” Weisman said.
Nearly four months after ground was broken, a ribbon was cut and kids from classes present and past rejoiced as Scottsdale Unified celebrated the completion of Kiva Elementary School’s expansive renovation.
Kiva was the fifth school in the Scottsdale Unified School District rebuilt or renovated under a bond approved by voters in 2016 that included Hopi Elementary, Pima Traditional School, Hohokam Elementary, and Cherokee Elementary.
Demolition at Kiva began Aug. 19.
“Being built in 1957, it was truly needed; it was a long process of a total rebuild on the property,” said Kiva Elementary principal Matt Gromek. “Finally, it’s a great feeling, being here at this moment with seeing the new campus and everything that staff went through and how truly awesome the campus is.”
As Gromek marveled at the sight of the new campus and was complemented by parents, community members and alumni about its sleek, community college aesthetic, he couldn’t help but reflect on how the renovation was a testament to the strength and flexibility of students and their parents.
“We stayed here on campus and that was the struggle: they built this entire thing while we were learning,” Gromek said. “The parents put up with a lot of schedule changes and a lot of logistics since they were changing all the time. But the community was very responsive and the students were resilient.”
Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously during its Oct. 5 meeting to up the construction contract cost to McCarthy Building Companies to $19.8 million – $3 million over its original budget.
“This just represents something that will meet the needs of our kids for the next 50 years,” said Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel.
Menzel noted that the board felt the campus was no longer conducive to a modern learning environment and detracted from the facility’s pristine location looking onto Camelback Mountain.
“The campus itself has always been pretty amazing since (the students) are staring at Camelback Mountain. But the facilities just didn’t keep up with flexibility and teaching and learning structures,” Menzel said.
The new campus offers a more open floor plan where classroom buildings have small courtyards in the center, hallways are open and the space takes ad-
vantage of the natural flora and fauna the area offers.
“I give a lot of credit to the Kiva visioning committee,” Gromek said. “One of the things that kept coming up in conversations from the community was they wanted it to be collaborative, they wanted outdoor and they wanted spaces that people can move around in.”
Menzel said that had been a common trend with other rebuilds within the district.
“If you look at any of our rebuilds, we’re thinking about how to use space more efficiently and allow teachers to find ways to use indoor and outdoor space,” Menzel said.
“We live in a beautiful environment, so to be able to use both spaces is pretty important, and to create a secure environment that keeps our kids safe, but also inviting is important,” he continued.
“This is an environment where you want to come to school every day and I think we’ve been able to manage both the practical aspects of creating meaningful learning spaces inside while also keeping a campus that has a safe environment on the envelope.”
This appeared to be the case during the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 18 as kids could be seen frolicking on the playground, gallivanting to an ice cream truck, participating in art activities and guiding their parents to their favorite teacher’s classroom.
Though this was an exciting evening for the current students at Kiva Elementary, it was also a nostalgic day for alumni from the kindergarten class of 1957 who attended the ceremony.
They included the former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, who attended Kiva Elementary when he was in the third grade and showed up to give a quick speech to current students.
“I was in the very first third grade and, gosh, has it ever changed,” Quayle recalled.
The most significant change Quayle noticed was that the basketball court that he frequented now had strings attached to the hoop as opposed to the hard metal mesh he used.
Though Quayle was mostly reminiscent of his time at Kiva Elementary, he concluded with a strong phrase of encouragement.
“I can go back and reminisce a lot but it’s great to be here to just share what a great school this is,” Quayle said. “I didn’t make the presidency, but maybe somebody out there will and they can all say it all began at Kiva Elementary.”
With Kiva completed, Scottsdale Unified is turning its attention to its next projects.
Pueblo Elementary is the sole remaining school on the district’s list for a total rebuild. Tavan is also scheduled to get a partial rebuild.
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
For the �irst time since 2018, 500 four-legged athletes from around the world will descend upon WestWorld of Scottsdale for the 2022 United States Dog Agility Association Cynosport Dog Agility World Games.
These dogs have spent the past year preparing and competing in 10 qualifying competitions and will compete in events featuring jumps, weave poles, ramps, tunnels and tires.
“For over 30 years, we’ve had the Grand Prix of dog agility as our premier tournament event and although we have four additional different tournaments that we run at Cynosport, we have people from all over the United States and several foreign countries coming to compete, so it’s going to be exciting this year,” said Andy Hartman, the vice president of the United States Dog Agility Association.
Among the 500 canine competitors is a mixed bag of small and large breeds that can likely be seen at any dog park around the nation.
“Most people can look around their
house at their pet and it’ll probably be represented in the �ield of dogs,” Hartman said. “We’ve always been open to mixed-breed dogs … but it’s mostly Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, Jack Russel Terriers, and Papillons.”
Though there is a variety of dogs that fans can expect to see compete, the dogs are broken up into classes to promote equal competition.
“A small Jack Russell terrier is not going to compete up against a golden retriever, for instance. Those dogs will jump with like dogs in jump height,” Hartman said.
The events this year are the Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championship, the Dog Agility Steeplechase with a grand prize of $15,000, the Dog Agility Masters Two- and Three-Dog Team Championships, and the Master’s Challenge Biathlon.
Fans can expect to see dogs race against the clock, leaping over hurdles and A-frame jumps and scurrying through tunnels, tires, weave poles and over a seesaw.
The canine athletes will be unleashed individually to race over obstacle courses against the clock while being navigated by their human partner, who uses only voice and hand signals.
According to Hartman, the relay event is the most exciting.
“The relay event is where either two or three dog teams get out and run a course,” Hartman said.
Among the events, dogs will compete in a steeplechase event for a $15,000 grand prize. (Special to the Progress)
inspires the biggest competitive desire among the dog owners is the steeplechase and its $15,000 cash prize.
“Our steeplechase event, which is based on the equestrian steeplechase, is made up of jumps, the A-frame, and the weave poles and they have to run either the weave poles twice or the A-frame twice and the judge will determine that when they design the courses,” Hartman said.
The �inal for the steeplechase event will take place on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 3.
Despite the competitive nomenclature of the events, Hartman says he is always astonished each year by the human camaraderie in the dog agility community.
Fans are encouraged to bring their well-behaved pooches on leashes to the event, which will even have an agility ring that dogs can try out.
Because of this, Hartman says he’s excited to return to
“It’s nice to be back in Arizona with a live event again,” he said. “We’re looking forward to lots of smiling faces., lots of applause and cheering, and people having fun with their dogs. That’s what it’s all about.”
United States Dog Agility Association Cynosport Dog Agility World Games
The 500 dogs competing in
2022 United States
Agility Association Cynosport
Agility World Games will be put through all kinds of paces as they – and their hopeful owners – hit the field at WestWorld of Scottsdale starting Wednesday. (Special to the Progress)
Following the relay race, the dogs’ scores are combined and a champion is crowned.
The event that
“One of the things I like most about the sport of agility is the amount of camaraderie there is,” he said. “Yeah, it’s competitive and everybody’s out there to win in one way or another but, when it comes down to it and when people lay down a good run, everybody’s cheering and clapping their hands. The camaraderie in the sport is wonderful.”
When: Nov. 30-Dec. 4; daily activities run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale Polo Field, 16601 N. Pima Road
Cost: $10 for parking, free admission.
Info: usdaa.com.
Three and a half years ago, Heather and Chip Hassan had an idea to bring small gift shops to the North Valley by opening the �irst location of Pagoda Lane in Paradise Valley.
The brand now has a presence at a second location along the GreenwayHayden loop and is testing the mall scene this holiday season with a pop-up shop at Scottsdale Quarter that will remain open through February.
“We’re testing the waters to understand how our brand �its into a mall environment and with we’re hoping that we’re going to be able to �ind a permanent location once we’ve proven to ourselves that we can handle it and proven to mall owners also that we’re a valuable asset in their portfolio,” Chip said.
The couple �igured that Scottsdale Quarter would be a good place to start at an intimate shop nestled between Lens Crafters and Kittenish.
“We’re looking to expand the business and when this opportunity came along, we jumped at it because we thought it would be a great way to test the market,” Heather said, who also sees an opportunity to diversify Pagoda Lane’s clientele.
“It’s different customers from what our customers are right now,” Heather said. “I just think with the location of where we are, there are many untapped customers in this area.”
Chip was also drawn to Scottsdale Quarter because the shopping center is attractive to tourists and says that at least half of the customers who have perused their store have been tourists.
Local shoppers have also been astounded by an exclusive offering at Pagoda Lane: monogramming.
Monogramming is de�ined as a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol, but Hassan sees it as the ultimate way to personalize a gift.
“It’s a way to personalize gifts and clothing and we can either do initials on items, or we can write out names, sentences, logos, or things like that,” Heather said. “It’s just a nice way to personalize gifts or items in your home.”
Because of that, Pagoda Lane began adding monogramming to its shop last year.
Heather’s love of personalization goes back much further.
“I’ve always loved monogramming since I was a child, but I just felt like there wasn’t anywhere here in Scottsdale or Paradise Valley that did anything like that where you could walk into a shop, �ind the item that you wanted, pick out your monogram and pick out your color on the spot,” She said.
Because of this, Hassan’s invested in a state-of-the-art monogramming machine from Japan that can check 1,000 stitches a minute, creating custom designs in minutes.
As it currently stands, customers have over 100 color threads and 60 designs to choose from in-store, and many items to
personalize.
“We can monogram anything that’s fabric or leather-like totes, sleepwear, robes, children’s items, aprons, throw blankets, and things like that,” Heather said.
So far, customers have been ecstatic about receiving a personalized gift created at Pagoda Lane.
“Our customers are over the moon about it,” Heather said. “The fact that somebody you know came into our store and took the time to pick out a gift pick out the thread colors, pick out the font and have it personalized for them just takes it up to another level.”
However, monogrammed gifts are not the only items patrons can purchase at Pagoda Lane.
The shop sells novelty items like holi-
day cards, cups, and pillows with amusing sayings, graphic tees, stuffed animals, and branded trucker hats.
Though the shop has been open for a few weeks, a grand opening reception is set to take place on Wednesday, November 30 and the shop will donate 20% of its sales during the event to the Arizona Humane Society.
Pagoda Lane grand opening
When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30
Where: 15037 N. Scottsdale Road J-170
Info: Pagodalane.com. 20% of sales during the event will be donated to the Arizona Humane Society.
Every morning, except Mondays, at the Original Pancake House in Scottsdale, owner Ron Horton is greeting patrons at their tables, even sitting down and chatting often for more than a few courtesy minutes.
He talks with them as a friend, not a proprietor. He wants to know about their health, if they’re enjoying the food, how their children and grandchildren are doing. Many have been enjoying his place for years, some even decades. On Sundays, a multi-generational line forms. They’re here for the many varieties of pancakes, waf�les and egg dishes, including dishes like the Peach Cobbler Crepes, “simmered in preach brandy sauce and topped with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbles.”
And they come because the owner and his long-time “right-hand-woman,” Connie Miller, make them feel at home.
The popular breakfast eatery is attached to the Motel 6 at 68th Street and
Camelback Road.
Next March 1, Horton will be celebrating 35 years, proud that the quality of food, service and the hospitality at his business hasn’t changed.
“Today the world is upside down, and everything in the business, the ingredients and labor, is so expensive,” Horton said. “I may retire soon, but I have enjoyed the ride.”
That journey began eight decades ago about 15 miles from Chicago in Glencoe, Illinois, where his grandparents had purchased a house after relocating from Louisiana.
He learned life skills from the family, in particular, his maternal grandmother. “She taught me work ethics and how to handle money, especially, ‘Don’t pay interest,’” he recalled.
At age 10, he shoveled snow, cut lawns. He’s always been an entrepreneur, vowing, “I will work for someone but I will not have them as an employer.”
For two years, he attended Marquette University in Milwaukee; in 1962, his ju-
nior year, he was drafted. He served two years at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, where he took more courses
He returned to Glencoe and applied to Marquette to complete his bachelor’s degree. His grades for the �irst two years had not been good, but the applications of�icer saw the drive and okayed the app.
“Young people today do not have a work ethic,” Horton observed. “But I have always been motivated by people who said, ‘You can’t.’”
He worked at a restaurant, learning for a year and a half all aspects of the business, from front to back of the house, including cooking and buying meats and produce. “That came in handy when I came out here.”
In 1984, he and his then wife, a dress maker, opened a clothing store, Mirage, in Old Town Scottsdale on Marshall Way. But he decided, “I was looking for something else.”
That opportunity in early 1988 at the then-closed restaurant next to the Motel 6, which had been built in 1965 as the �irst Arizona property for the Californiabased budget hotelier.
He decided to reopen it as a franchise The Original Pancake House, because he liked the product.
In 1953, Les and Erma Hueneke had opened the �irst location in Portland, Oregon. Often, as in Scottsdale, they are adjacent to hotels and motels.
Getting started was tough, especially during a tough two-year recession. “It cost about $400,000, and I was here 24/7 to make it happen,” he recalled.
He’s expanded the menu as he succeeded. Quality is the constant. These are not packaged batters; he and staff carefully blend them with fresh ingredients. The well-known pancakes, for example, have only unbleached wheat �lour, fresh eggs, cream and butter.
Particularly well known are the bestselling Apple Pancakes and the Dutch Baby pancakes.
Longtime Scottsdale residents Daryl and Marga Alseike have returned for 15-plus years to the restaurant at least once a week.
“When we �irst came in, we sat at the counter, and Ron greeted us. He’s always there,” Daryl said. “He runs a business like I would. The place is immaculately clean, and the food is consistently good.”
Denise Cary-Bertha and her husband, John, part-time Scottsdale residents, have been customers for about 25 years and are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year.
“It’s become a tradition. We stop there on the way from the airport for a late breakfast. We go for Ron and we go for the food. He sits with people and knows everyone,” Denise said. “We’ve had so many great memories there, and Ron has become part of the family.”
An East Valley resident and her band will give a special concert Dec. 3 at the Musical Instrument Museum
Carmela Ramirez and her band, Car mela y Más, returns for the fourth time to the Phoenix theater for a familyfriendly show entitled “A Latin Holiday Extravaganza.”
This concert will be culturally rich with festive cheer, featuring the Valley’s most-recognized Latin artists.
Ramirez, an Ahwatukee resident and the group’s vocalist, fronts this awardwinning band that is known for salsa, merengue, cha cha, cumbia and clas sic Latin jazz. The nine-piece Carmela y Más delivers a kaleidoscope of Latin/ Afro-Cuban rhythms in electrifying per formances that have graced many stages across the Valley and internationally.
“It is very exciting to return to the
Musical Instrument Museum,” Ramirez said. “The cast is excited to perform a wonderful mix of Latin music and dance with a bit of holiday magic. Put some sizzle in your holidays and come spend
this evening with us! We’ll present our Latino heritage with music, dance and holiday traditions that will get you on your feet.”
Joining Carmela y Más will be Tempe-
based all-female Mariachi group Maria chi Pasión, Fiesta Mexicana Dance Com pany, Brenda Del Rio Salsa Dance Co. and JoseCarlos Justiz.
Mariachi Pasión has performed its majestic music for thousands in the Val ley and beyond. Fiesta Mexicana Dance Company, the Official Folkloric Dance Company of the City of Phoenix, per forms beautiful Ballet Folklorico that celebrates traditional folk dances of Mexico.
Ramirez, an award-winning vocalist, has a long history of moving audiences with a sultry and soulful voice that deliv ers heartfelt passion of lyrics and drives the band into exciting musical journeys.
For decades, she also has been among the most influential producers in the Valley.
“As a performing artist, I have followed the path of many before me who have
Jason Adler is no stranger to philanthro py and hosting a good party.
Adler, the director of operations for W. Scottsdale and the chief development officer for Riot Hospitality Group, also has been putting on charity events for the past six years.
His first experience came when busi nessmen John Creighton, then regional vice president of On Q Financial, and Dillan Micus, the former executive vice president of AXA Advisors, approached him about putting together a charity event called Jet away Hangar. They needed advice on how to decrease their costs.
Adler immediately agreed to part
ner with the two and for the next three years, the trio put on a slew of Jetawaybranded concerts and charity events.
Then the pandemic grounded all events – and all the progress that had been made.
Now, Adler is ready to turn up the ampli fiers at W Hotel’s exclusive WET Deck on Friday, Dec. 2 with the first “Rock The Roof top” benefit concert.
“We’ve had good relationships with peo ple in the music business and we decided that we were going to change the name up and change the direction of the charity,” Adler said.
“Rock The Rooftop” will raise funds for Make-A-Wish Arizona and Riot Gives Back – a new charity organization based out of the Riot Hospitality Group, which is based in Scottsdale.
“Riot Gives Back is in its first year and there are three different pillars of Riot Gives Back: first responders in Arizona, active duty military and veterans, and children. It’s near and dear to me since I am a part of Riot Hospitality Group,” Adler said.
“And then with Make-A-Wish Arizona, a friend of mine who is on the board of MakeA-Wish expressed that he wanted to be a part of the event.”
Adler also recognizes that charities need funding as inflation continues to eat into their operating dollars.
“I think every single charity that is out there needs to be looked at, especially the two that we decided to tie into,” he said. “It only made sense to tie into those two for the specific reasons why they give back and exactly what they’re going
Emerging country star Bailey Zimmer man is one of the performers set to rock at the Wet Deck at W Hotel on Friday, Dec. 2, to benefit Riot Gives Back and Make-AWish Arizona. (Special to the Progress)
used performance platforms not only to entertain, but to communicate,” Ramirez said.
She lends her talents to various community-outreach projects, such as arts and culture, education, health, civics, social justice and special needs.
“If I can open doors of communication through music performance or production, then I have used my talents well,” she said.
Carmela y Más has performed for hundreds of night clubs, concerts and festivals throughout the greater Phoenix area and internationally.
It was featured in concert at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., the 100th anniversary of the Himeji Castle in Japan and as headliner for the Puerto Peñasco Latin Jazz Festival.
The band has shared the stage with many major recording artists, including Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres and Claudio Roditi.
As a producer, Ramirez has created a multitude of concerts, community
festivals, arts and education projects and mentored youth in the arts. Believing that community thrives in a healthy artistic environment, she uses her platform to build bridges of communication.
Her community work has gained awards, such as Valle Del Sol “Profiles of Success,” City of Phoenix Excellence Awards, NAACP Education Excellence Award and Phoenix Elementary Schools “Star Mentor.”
Ramirez has been inducted into the Raul H. Castro Institute as an “Arizona Trailblazer” and nominated twice for the Gabe Zimmerman Award for Public Service.
A Latin Holiday Extravaganza When: 8 p.m. Dec. 3 Where: Musical Instrument Museum Theater, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix Cost: Reserved Seating: $28.50, $33.50, $38.50 at mim.org/concerts/upcoming-concerts/ Info: carmelaramirez.com.
to do with the dollars they receive.
“It’s going to be a huge benefit for them and go a long way for the things they need and the donations they’ll make to those pillars.”
Adler hopes to raise as much as $100,000 for the two charities with the event and because of that, he’s recruited some big names to take the stage at “Rock The Rooftop.”
“Rock The Rooftop” will feature performances by country artist Bailey Zimmerman – who recently made history on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart by becoming the first artist to place three career-opening entries in the Top 10 simultaneously; country artist Nate Smith; and a late-night performance by the Canadian EDM duo Loud Luxury, composed of Andrew Fedyk and Joe Depace.
“A very good friend of ours said, ‘these guys are amazing and they would be huge fits for your charity act since they’re up and coming,” said Adler. “We looked into them, loved them and we got lucky because they’re two top artists rising into the country scene right now.”
Adler also said that it didn’t take much convincing to get the budding country stars and EDM artists booked.
“We went to these guys and said, ‘We were doing this for a good cause and we want you to be a part of it,’” Adler said. “Without hesitation, all three of them were on board right away. They want their names attached knowing that they’re doing it for the better benefit of the charities and hopefully it’s a success.”
Though Adler takes pride in putting on a fun party, he says that he gets an even bigger sense of euphoria from doing a good deed.
“I get a euphoric high off of seeing people walk into our locations, have fun and enjoy themselves, but especially at this charitable event,” he said.
Rock The Rooftop
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When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 Where: Wet Deck at W Scottsdale Hotel, 7277 E. Camelback Road. Cost: Tickets start at $90 Info: cottontaillounge.com/ upcoming-events Benefits vary by plan. ‘Ohana Health Plan, a plan offered by Wellcare Health Insurance of Arizona, Inc. Wellcare is the Medicare brand for Centene Corporation, an HMO, PPO, PFFS, PDP plan with a Medicare contract and is an approved Part D Sponsor. Our D-SNP plans have a contract with the state Medicaid program. Enrollment in our plans depends on contract renewal. Washington residents: Health Net Life Insurance Company is contracted with Medicare for PPO plans. “Wellcare by Health Net” is issued by Health Net Life Insurance Company. Washington residents: “Wellcare” is issued by Wellcare of Washington, Inc. Washington residents: “Wellcare” is issued by Wellcare Health Insurance Company of Washington, Inc. Wellcare by Allwell (HMO and HMO SNP) includes products that are underwritten by Superior HealthPlan, Inc. and Superior HealthPlan Community Solutions, Inc. Wellcare (HMO and HMO SNP) includes products that are underwritten by Wellcare of Texas, Inc., Wellcare National Health Insurance Company, and SelectCare of Texas, Inc. Cosmetic procedures are not covered under this benefit. ©Wellcare 2022 NA3WCMADV90544E_0000
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on December 14, 2022, at 5:00 P.M in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drink water Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona, for the pur pose of hearing all persons who wish to comment on the following:
Written comments submitted electronically at least one hour prior to the meeting are being accepted. A written Public Comment may be submitted electron ically to PlanningCommission@ScottsdaleAZ.gov. Public comments will also be accepted at the meeting.
108-ZN-1984#2 (Desert Cove Internalized Self Storage) Request by owner for approval of a zoning district map amendment to modify the stipulations of previously adopted Ordinance No.1812 via case 108-ZN-1984, including chang es to building height, land uses, and property development standards, for a +/- 1.8-acre site with Industrial Park (I-1) zoning located at 8888 East Desert Cove Avenue.Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, (480) 312-2376. Applicant contact person is Michelle Bach, (509) 669-7946.
For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.govsearch “Scottsdale Planning Case Files”or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgre sources/Cases/ A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEET INGS IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRI OR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING: Online at: http://www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/Boards/ planning-commission
CHAIRMAN Attest
CAITLYN GULSVIG PlanningSpecialist
For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov PERSONSWITHADISABILITYMAYRE
(DOCKET NO. W-01303A-22-0264)
On October 13, 2022, EPCOR Water Arizona Inc. (“EPCOR” or “Company”) filed an application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (“CC&N”) and tariff to provide the Rio Verde Foothills Community (the “Foothills”), located roughly north of McDowell Mountain Regional Park, between North 136th Street and North 72nd Street, with standpipe water service (the “Foothills Standpipe”). EPCOR proposes that the rates to be charged for the Foothills Standpipe be established at $20.00 per 1,000 gallons. The Company further proposes that the Foothills Standpipe be consolidated with EPCOR’s Sonoran Water District or its successor, and that the rate be subject to true-up after the final costs are known or consolidation occurs.
THE COMMISSION IS NOT BOUND BY THE PROPOSALS OF EPCOR, STAFF, OR ANY INTERVENORS. THE COMMISSION WILL DETERMINE THE APPRO PRIATE RELIEF TO BE GRANTED IN RESPONSE TO EPCOR’S APPLICATION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN THIS MATTER.
How You Can View or Obtain a Copy of the Application
Copies of the Application are available on EPCOR’s website at www.epcor.com; at the Commission’s Docket Control Center at 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona, and the Commission’s office at 400 West Congress Street, Suite 218, Tucson, Arizona, during regular business hours, and on the Commission website (www.azcc.gov) using the e-Docket function and the Docket Number shown above.
Arizona Corporation Commission Public Hearing Information
The Commission will hold a hearing on this matter beginning January 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the Commission’s offices at 1200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Ari zona 85007.
A public comment meeting will be held at the beginning of the first day of hearing, and comment may be provided in person or telephonically. To provide telephonic public comments, call 1-866-705-2554, and enter participant no. 6532467#.
Written public comments may be submitted by mailing a letter referencing Docket No. W-01303A-22-0264 to Arizona Corporation Commission, Consumer Services Sec tion, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007, or by submitting comments on the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using “Cases and Open Meetings” and “Make a Public Comment in a Docket.” If you require assistance, you may contact the Consumer Services Section at 602-542-4251 or 1-800-222-7000.
If you do not intervene in this proceeding, you will receive no further notice of the proceedings in this docket unless you sign up to Follow the Docket. However, all documents filed in this docket are available online (usually within 24 hours after docketing) at the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) using the e-Docket function. Information on how to Follow a Docket is available on the Commission’s website by clicking on “Cases and Open Meetings” and “Follow a Docket or Document Type.”
The law provides for an open public hearing at which, under appropriate circumstances, interested persons may intervene. An interested person may be granted intervention if the outcome of the case will directly and substantially impact the person, and the per son’s intervention will not unduly broaden the issues in the case. Intervention, among other things, entitles a party to present sworn evidence at hearing and to cross-examine
other parties’ witnesses. Intervention is not required for you to appear at the hearing and provide public comment, to file written comments in the record of the case, or to receive emailed notice of each filing made in the case by following the docket. Information about what intervention means, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities of an intervenor, is available on the Commission’s website (www.azcc.gov) by clicking on “Cases and Open Meetings” and then clicking on “Intervene in a Case.” The information includes a Sample Intervention Request and a Fillable Intervention Request Form.
To request intervention, you must file a written request to intervene, either (a) by filing a hard copy request (meeting filing requirements) with Docket Control (Docket Con trol, 1200 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007), or (b) by eFiling the request. Your request must be filed or eFiled no later than December 30, 2022. Instructions and restrictions for eFiling are available on the Commission’s website at http://azcc.gov/ hearing/efile-for-utilities-instruction. You also must serve a copy of the request to intervene on each party of record, on the same day that you file the request to intervene with the Commission.
Your request to intervene must contain the information below:
1. Your name, address, and telephone number, 2. The docket number for the case in which you are requesting to intervene, 3. A short statement explaining:
a. Your interest in the proceeding (e.g., a property owner in an area to be affected by the case, etc.), b. How you will be directly and substantially affected by the outcome of the case, and c. Why your intervention will not unduly broaden the issues in the case, 4. A statement certifying that you have sent a copy of your request to intervene to the regulated company or its attorney and to all other parties of record in the case, and 5. If you are not represented by an attorney who is an active member of the Arizona State Bar, and you are not representing yourself as an individual, sufficient informa tion and any appropriate documentation to demonstrate compliance with Arizona Supreme Court Rules 31.1, 31.2, 31.3, 38, 39, and 42, as applicable. This only applies if you are NOT representing yourself and you are not a licensed attorney. The granting of motions to intervene shall be governed by A.A.C. R14-3-105, except that all motions to intervene must be filed on or before December 30, 2022.
The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, as well as request this document in an alternative format, by contacting the ADA Coordinator, Carolyn Buck, E-mail ADACoordi nator@azcc.gov, voice phone number 602-542-2247. Requests should be made as early as possible and no later than 48 hours in advance of the event to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING ON EPCOR WATER ARIZONA, INC. AN ARIZONA CORPORATION: (1) FOR APPROVAL OF ITS PROPOSED STANDPIPE WATER TARIFF: AND (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF A CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR STANDPIPE WATER SERVICE ONLY TO THE RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY.
