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Southbridge developer won’t wait for vote BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

etitioners seeking to put the Southbridge Two development before voters turned in over 17,000 signatures in support of their referendum, well above the nearly 12,000 required by law. The process is far from over, though, as the signatures must now undergo a rigorous vetting process to confirm their validity. The Committee for the Preservation of Old Town Scottsdale political action committee turned in dozens of boxes of signed petitions to the Scottsdale City Clerk less than an hour before the 5 p.m. deadline Jan. 3. The PAC is seeking to let voters decide whether or not Southbridge Two can move

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Downtown retailer Brian Moore helped deliver boxes of referendum petitions to Scottsdale City Hall on Jan. 3. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Electoral politics emerged in petition campaign BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

hortly after the Committee for the Preservation for Old Town Scottsdale formed in November, the political action committee sent a letter to the city promising a fight if City Council approved Southbridge Two and other projects it opposed in downtown. The PAC threatened to use the upcoming

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With a Southbridge Two referendum already underway, the political ramifications alluded to in that letter are also becoming clearer in both the upcoming mayoral and City Council races. Until recently, it appeared the PAC would not have a preferred candidate in the mayoral race.

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City settles 3rd sidewalk fall suit since 2018 BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

local resident reached an $80,000 settlement with Scottsdale after claiming a 2017 fall, was caused by defects in the sidewalk – making her the third individual to settle a sidewalk-related claim since 2018. The settlement, involving a Nov. 17, 2017, fall on Jackrabbit Road east of Hayden Road, is pending city council approval on Jan. 14. Roberta Fox filed a lawsuit against the city and Salt River Project in Sept. 2018, claiming the early morning fall was “due to a defect in the sidewalk surrounding an electric box cover/access which had sunk approximately 1.5 inches below the surrounding sidewalk,” according to a complaint filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. Fox initially sought $345,982.20 in a notice of claim sent to the city before she filed the suit, according to a city council memo. An attorney for Fox did not respond to a request for comment. According to court filings, Fox sustained unspecified personal injuries and had accrued $57,710.20 in medical treatment costs. “Also, as a direct result of this fall, (Fox) has experienced in the past and will experi-

ence in the future pain, suffering, disability and loss of enjoyment of life,” court filings said. Both SRP and the City of Scottsdale denied liability in court filings. However, a letter from an attorney for Fox to SRP suggests that the city was responsible for maintaining the electrical box. “I appreciate your efforts to resolve this claim, particularly how you handled the evidence that revealed the City of Scottsdale was responsible for the junction box,” attorney Jonathan O’Steen told SRP’s attorneys. Still, SRP agreed to pay Fox a $4,000 settlement in exchange for her agreement to release any claims against it. An SRP spokesperson confirmed that the junction box belongs to the city, but said that its maintenance workers repaired the junction box after a complaint was submitted through the company’s customer service line before determining the box was under the city’s jurisdiction. The Fox settlement is just the latest in a series of fall accidents attributed to city sidewalks that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements in recent years. In March 2019, the Scottsdale City Council approved a $34,000 settlement with Sharon Costanti, who filed a negligence

lawsuit against the city after falling in the Arts District. Costanti, a Wickenburg resident, alleged that she tripped and fell after her foot caught on a “deviation in the sidewalk” that resulted in a broken wrist, according records. Costanti initially sought over $150,000 in damages from the city. In November 2018, the Progress reported the city had reached an $185,000 settlement with resident Megan Townend, who tripped and fell on a sidewalk near Sweetwater Avenue and 90th Street and broke her right hand. Townend alleged she “was tripped by a concrete pad of the sidewalk that was raised upward compared to the pad next to it” and that the pad “was raised to the point that it was not in compliance” with the city’s acceptable measurement tolerances for pad heights, according to a complaint filed in Superior Court. “The City denied liability and maintained that the sidewalk was constructed and maintained in accordance with acceptable standards at the time of its construction, that the condition was not unreasonably dangerous,” according to the city council memo. The city has since repaired that sidewalk.

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Rachel said, she was moved by the recipients’ stories. “Some stopped attending simply because they did not know exactly what they wanted to do or had unexpected life issues occur,” she said. The scholarship applies to the current semester. SCC offers extensive student support services, including advising and assistance with applying for financial aid, a spokeswoman noted. SCC serves about 10,000 students a year, offering more than 100 degrees and 60 certificates of completion in and array of occupational areas. At only $85 per credit hour, SCC boasts of being one of the most affordable colleges in the county with an average class size of 16.

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Controversial rent plan goes before Council BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Scottsdale City Council this week will consider a local rental company’s request to expand short-term rental uses at its downtown properties months after the proposal failed to gain traction with the city’s Planning Commission. STR Ventures, a short-term rental operator based in downtown Scottsdale, is seeking to lift existing regulations on properties it owns next to Scottsdale City Hall that limit residential uses on the first floor to 35 percent of the floor area. The property owner is seeking to change the existing zoning on the properties to Type 2 mixed-use with a downtown overlay, which would, in effect, remove the 35 percent rule and open up the entire first floor for use as a shortterm rental. The two applications concern properties located at First and Main Streets along 75th Street and at McKnight Avenue and Main Street. The Planning Commission on Oct. 16 voted 5-2 to recommend denial for the McKnight property. The Commission then voted 3-1 on Nov. 13 to recommend denial for the First Street property. Council will consider it Jan. 14. Short-term rentals, like those rented through online platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, have become a hot-button topic in communities throughout Arizona. In Scottsdale, many residents complaining of increased trash, noise and partying at rentals within residential neighborhoods. In Sept. 2019, Council passed two ordinances levying stiff fines against renters and property owners who host nuisance parties or unlawful gatherings. Though the rules apply to all properties - a 2017 state law bars cities from regulating short-term rentals specifically -it was seen as a measure meant to control gatherings at short-term rentals. At a public hearing on the proposed ordinances earlier that year, resident comments focused solely on the impact of short-term rentals.

McKee said the company planned to invest around $1.5 million to for improvements at the properties. That won the support of Commissioner Ali Fakih at the October meeting. Fakih was absent from the November meeting. “I think having this private agreement and beautifying what’s there – I think this is definitely positive…” Fakih said in October. Ultimately, the city council will have the final say over the request on Jan. 14. Some on the Council STR Ventures is a short-term rental company that owns 10 properties in Scottsdale, including have been critical of eight in the neighborhood east of City Hall. (Google Maps) short-term rentals in the wake of the public Planning Commission members who cation is under city consideration. opposed the STR Venture applications Both Kush and Serena said they were backlash, and the Council unanimousalluded to community-wide discontent not inclined to amend zoning for an op- ly approved the new rules regulating with Airbnbs when considering the pro- erator they argued had already flouted nuisance parties and unlawful gatherings in September. posals in 2019. city regulations. Prior to passage of the ordinance, However, they also specifically criti“If you’re a bad actor, you’re going to cized STR Ventures and the specific get called out for it; you’re not going to Councilwoman Solange Whitehead called the surge of rentals and the state downtown properties, citing evidence get rewarded for it,” Kush said. that the operator had ignored the 35 However, both Rich and STR Ventures ban on local rule “anti-community.” Still, at the vote in September, Whitepercent rule. owner Jay McKee argued his company head said she did not want to ban them When asked about enforcement by was a good operator. Commissioner Christian Serena, Rich “STR Ventures has always tried to op- altogether. “I’m definitely not trying to eliminate stopped short of admitting STR Ven- erate compliantly and it was mischartures ignored the existing zoning rules. acterized that there were any issues of short-term rentals. I want quality short“I don’t know if from time to time the compliance,” Rich said. “In fact, they are term rentals. I am sure we can be propeople that are living there are entering involved in managing over 80 proper- business and pro-resident,” Whitehead more or less than the 35 percent that ties and have never had a code enforce- said. Mayor Jim Lane has long supported they are allowed to,” Rich told the comment violation.” mission. Neighboring property owner Ste- the pretext of the 2017 law, calling the Listings on Airbnb and the applicant’s ven Voss, who built Main Street Place, ability of residents to run short term website for the McKnight property was initially critical of the project, but rentals out of their property a constitumake no mention of the 35 percent re- spoke in favor of it in front of the com- tional issue. “Any private property that you own striction or that renters are barred from mission after STR Ventures agreed to certain portions of the property. concessions, including underground yourself, you have a right to rent it to “I’m having a lot of trouble with this,” utilities, limiting heights to 26 feet and whoever you want or to lend it to them… Serena said. “The city is bending over other beautification and property im- on a short term basis or otherwise,” Lane told the Progress in 2019. backward to make this work for the ap- provements. Lane did acknowledge a gray area plicant, and I don’t feel like the appli“I do support the case assuming there cant has even attempted to try to make is a stipulation for 26 feet, a restriction when companies or individuals bought it work for a few months.” for one unit for this property along with homes in residential neighborhoods Rich said the company had stopped the landscape stipulations that we dis- specifically to rent them as short-term rentals. renting the properties while the appli- cussed,” Voss said in October.

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To be eligible for a 2020 Census job, you must: • Be at least 18 • Have a valid Social Security number • Be a U.S. citizen • Military veterans, disabled veterans, military spouses and Native Americans will receive preferential hiring priority. • Have a valid email address • Complete an application and answer assessment questions. (Some assessment questions are available in Spanish. However, an English proficiency test may also be required) • Pass a federal Census-performed criminal background check and a review of criminal records, including fingerprinting. If the applicant currently holds a Arizona Department of Public Safety card, this does not qualify for federal employment. Where to apply • Apply online at USAJobs.gov and search keyword “NPC” location “Phoenix” for complete listing of positions,

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paid sick leave and paid holidays. • Any hours after 10 pm. Receive a 10 percent shift differential paying $18.00 versus $16.50. • The NPC Phoenix is conveniently located on Valley Metro bus route 43, accessible from I-10 two miles north, I-17 three miles east and the new Loop 2020 South Mountain Freeway three miles west.

Pearly Interactive job information: • Apply in person as a walk-in or online to expedite the on-site process during a weekly on-site job fair through January. Hosted 10 am to 5 pm., job fair dates can be found on the company website at pinsourcing. com/jobs. By RSVPing online application will expedite your on-site interview process. • Applicants must bring valid Identification to enter secured building. • They offer six-day paid training. Employment will run to the end of June or early July 2020.

one of two National Decennial Processing Centers. The center will process paper census forms for the western half of the country. In Tempe, Pearl Interactive call-center is one of 10 call-centers in the U.S. taking calls in English from telephone and internet referrals, assisting census takers across the country. Beginning on National Census Day, April 1, for the first time in U.S. history, 2020 census takers will be able to answer questions via phone or internet if they choose not to participate with the traditional mail-in paper questionnaire. The 2020 Census is supporting 14 different languages. That’s especially important in the East Valley, where a growing number of nonEnglish speaking residents from either Latino, Asian and/or Asian-Pacific countries have made their home. Census applicants who speak foreign languages, including Native American languages, are a high priority for these communities. Maricopa County’s multicultural di-

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• Job positions pay $17.10/hour for part-time and $21 for full-time. An additional 10 percent is paid for certain hours. Shifts are Monday through Sunday, 5 am. to 11 pm. • Medical benefits are available to all employees. East Valley and South Phoenix field jobs: • Apply at Usajobs.gov • Several types of field positions are available including Supervisors, field managers, operations clerks and enumerators, people going door-to-door. • The pay range for all positions is between $16.50 and $20 hourly, depending on the location and type of work. In the East Valley area pay begins at $19.50 an hour. Extra benefits include car mileage and 6-day paid training. • Field operations are from 8:30 am. To 4:30 pm. • Field workers who speak foreign languages will have priority in addition to veterans and their families.

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Budget, Coronado top superintendent’s ‘must-do’ list PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

he Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board set the superintendent’s priorities for third quarter of the school year, focusing heavily the budget and the future of the Coronado Success Initiative. The board approved goals for Superintendent Dr. John Kriekard, who is likely entering his last calendar year at the head of SUSD as the district enters the final months of a superintendent search. The new priorities include a carryover from the second quarter – requesting that Kriekard bring forward a recommendation on the hiring of an internal or external auditor. The board also approved four of Kriekard’s recommendations, including prioritizing staffing for all schools, the completion of district handbook for certified employees, public budget meetings and enhancing the district’s relationship with Arizona State University and the Scottsdale Chards as it relates to the Coronado

At its meeting on Dec. 19, the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board set the priorities for third quarter of the school year for Superintendent Dr. John Kriekard. (Progress ﬁle photo)

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Kriekard agreed to compile the background data requested by Beckham in preparation for community meetings in April. Both Kriekard and Board President Patty Beckman said community meetings on CSI could happen in April, with the expectation the new superintendent would start on July 1. Beckman suggested the new superintendent could still attend those April meetings. “Obviously we want to involve the stakeholders and we want the new superintendent to start off hearing the stakeholders and what they want…” Beckman said. The Dec. 19 discussion also focused on the budget meetings added to the priorities list, with Beckham stating she would like to see “that we actually put together a strategic plan of what those priorities are, how can we pay for them given our budget, and hopefully what we are going to be focusing on is academic growth…”

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forward under zoning approved by City Council, which, among other approvals, includes allowances for heights up to 150 feet in some areas of the project. The Secretary of State and Maricopa County Recorder’s offices will now verify the validity of those signatures. If the PAC’s signatures survive scrutiny, they could effectively kill the current iteration of Southbridge Two before the project ever reaches the ballot. Carter Unger, president of Springcreek Development, told the Progress he has no intention of waiting until November to find out the fate of the project. Asked if he would consider waiting until after the election to make a decision about the future of his properties, Unger said “No, I can’t. We have things we have to close on that are way too expensive to buy without the current zoning.” Unger said if the signatures hold up to scrutiny, his company would move forward with a development under the zoning that was in place before the Scottsdale City Council approved Southbridge Two on Dec. 4 on a 4-3 vote. “We spent two years and millions of dollars, not on the land but in the entitlement process,” Unger said. “We spent multiple millions to get here and at some point, we have to make a business decision to move forward with something within current zoning.” As long as the company does not seek further zoning changes or bonuses, the new project would not be subject to City Council approval – or a citizen referendum. That new project would look a lot different than current Southbridge Two Proposal – which includes a 150-foot hotel and 129-foot office building near 6th Avenue and Scottsdale Road, condo buildings between 65 and 139 feet tall along the canal, retail shops and a market-style grocer along 5th Avenue. Previous zoning on the site allows for heights between 36 and 48 feet. Southbridge Two opponents have argued that this height and density would ruin the existing character of downtown Scottsdale and years of construction will put area retailers out of business. “Everyone is fed up with this type of redevelopment and the Council not listening…we don’t want high rises anywhere; we just want our skyline,” said PAC Chair Janet Wilson, who owns several properties bordering the proposed redevelopment.

Former Councilman David Ortega wheels in a box of referendum petitions on Jan. 3 at Scottsdale City Hall. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Former Councilman David Ortega expressed similar feelings. “Southbridge Two crossed the line by crowding the waterfront canal and interfering with 5th Avenue businesses and heritage,” Ortega said. “For that reason, there is major anger at the Unger project.” However, Unger said the project is needed to infuse year-round traffic into the area in order to provide a steadier flow of customers for his tenants, who struggle during the tourism off-season. Unger accused the opposition of using misinformation about how the project would affect neighboring businesses and public right of ways to elicit support. Unger said it was too soon to tell what types of development an alternative plan would include under the old zoning. But he said a successful referendum would kill the potential for high-end office space, new retail and public open space as well as protections included in a deal with the city like guarantees to keep 5th Avenue open throughout construction while maintaining vehicle access to all businesses in the area. Unger said pulling the current plan “takes away all the protections of leaving the streets open, the added public parking, the parks, retail, the office – it ruins all of that,” Unger said. “And it kills me. It truly is like getting punched in the gut and it’s not going to be the best thing for the community.” Unger long argued increased heights and densities of the Southbridge Two project are necessary in order to make other public benefits included in the project make fiscal sense.

However, opponents of the project viewed those warnings as a threat. Resident Emily Austin, who was active with the PAC’s petition drive, said she is not anti-development but referred to Southbridge Two as “a monster on steroids.” “And I’ll tell you the other thing that bothers me – he claims he loves Scottsdale so much and cares so much and yet he’s been threatening us with cheap six-story apartment buildings because he couldn’t have his way,” Austin said. Unger argued that Southbridge Two is his attempt to do right by the city and local merchants and that the referendum would force his hand. “It certainly will not be the best thing for our merchants…and we’re going to have to do what the opposition accuses developers of doing, which is putting profit before people,” Unger said. “And at this point we’re not focused on getting a profit, but just getting a return on our investment.” For the time being, talk of an alternative project is still speculative. The PAC turned in 1,326 petition sheets that “purportedly contain approximately 17,116 signatures” according to Scottsdale City Clerk Carolyn Jagger. The PAC utilized a mixture of paid and volunteer circulators to collect signatures in the 30 days leading up to the Jan. 3 due date, said Lamar Whitmer, a political consultant working with the PAC. Whitmer did not provide an estimate on the number of signatures collected by paid circulators or how much the PAC paid circulators. Jagger confirmed the sheet count but said the individual signature counting

would take the following week and said counting was ongoing as of Jan. 8. The PAC needs 11,930 valid signatures to put the issue before voters. The Clerk’s office spent approximately two hours counting the sheets on Friday night with two observers from the PAC present, including downtown gallery owner Bob Pejman. After counting all signatures, the Clerk will transmit the sheets to the Arizona Secretary of State, which will then inspect them and could disqualify some signatures for irregularities. The Secretary of State’s Office has 20 business days to remove ineligible signatures, generate a five percent sample and send the sample to the County Recorder, who maintains voter rolls, for verification. The county has 15 business days from the time it receives the sample to verify the accuracy rate of the signature count. The county may also disqualify signatures for a number of reasons – including failure to provide a signor’s address or a signing date, multiple signatures by the same person and other irregularities. PAC leaders were confident they had gathered enough legal signatures. “It’s amazing how many people showed up,” Wilson said. Austin, who notarized many of the petitions, said she felt confident in the validity of the signatures turned and that overlyzealous state laws would be the driving factor behind any disqualifications. “I’m 100 percent confident that the majority of those signatures are good, and the only thing that will make them bad are the ridiculous laws that make you throw out things for writing below the line or putting ditto marks or not completely writing the date,” Austin said. Any irregularities could pose problems for the PAC as the petitions work their way through the verification process or if Unger chooses to challenge their validity. Arizona state law requires strict compliance with rules governing referendums and petitions or signatures risk being disqualified. If the county confirms that the PAC collected enough valid signatures, it is likely that Unger will file a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court to challenge that conclusion. “We’re going to be looking hard at all the evidence we have and having our lawyers go through it and we will verify signatures,” Unger said.

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Councilwomen Suzanne Klapp and Virginia Korte are the only two candidates to organize exploratory campaign committees for the mayoral election so far. Klapp and Korte also both voted in favor of Southbridge Two. As PAC supporters gathered referendum signatures in December, there were rumblings among those close to the organization that a third candidate could enter the race – similar to the 2018 City Council election that saw the Prop 420 campaign catapult Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield to a record-setting re-election and newcomer Solange Whitehead into office. A robocall soliciting mayoral preferences from Scottsdale voters circulated in early January included a surprise third candidate – former Councilman Bob Littlefield, a PAC supporter who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2016. Emily Austin, a PAC supporter who received a robocall, said the poll was conducted by Triton Polling & Research. According to campaign finance reports, Littlefield himself used Triton in the past for polling services when he ran in 2016. Littlefield denied commissioning the current poll. Neither Klapp nor Korte used Triton during the 2016 election, according to finance reports. Klapp campaign spokesman Kyle Moyer said his organization is not conducting any polls for the election. Korte also denied her campaign was behind the polling. Bob Littlefield told the Progress he has no plans to enter the race. “I would love to but I don’t have the $500K it will take to mount a campaign so no,” Littlefield said in an email to the Progress. A video posted by the PAC on Dec. 26 may give a clue as to who that candidate is. In the video, Scottsdale resident Tim Horn stood against a backdrop of 5th Avenue, urging residents to sign petitions to put Southbridge Two before voters. Lamar Whitmer, a political consultant

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Scottsdale resident Tim Horn didn't help gather signatures on the petitions, but was on hand last week when they were turned in. Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

working with the PAC, could not confirm that Horn will enter mayoral race but said, “I have strong suspicions that he’s going to.” Horn himself was also noncommittal but did not rule out a run for office. “Well, it’s been talked about for some time, not just recently – getting involved in the city,” Horn said. “I love this city, and I haven’t made any decision about that so far…” Horn is no stranger to the political realm. In the past, he hosted a conservative talk radio show on KKNT 960 AM “The Patriot” and authored the book “Ruling the Elite: Moving Power from the Parties to the People” in 2011. Horn said the upcoming election will be about “electing the right officials to watch what our public bureaucrats do.” “I think we’ve got some really good people working for Scottsdale,” Horn said. “I’ve met many of them, and I think we’ve got a great staff, but it is the responsibility of your elected officials to keep things in line for the people.” Horn, who has a degree in city planning and has worked in development, said his past informed his support of the PAC, stating that “mistakes in buildings last a long time.” Though he has not committed to running, Horn looked every bit the candidate

the district invest some of its cash reserves in new programs. “We have additional funds in our budget to do some exciting things, hopefully, maybe some innovations, maybe some programs, hire some additional positions,” Beckham said. Kriekard said that interim CFO Jeff Gadd will present to the board options for poten-

on Jan. 3 when the PAC turned in signatures for the referendum wearing a suit and tie while helping unload dozens of boxes of signed petitions. Horn said he did not actually collect any signatures himself but that he took a leadership role in the PAC. “Did I go out and collect signatures myself? No…I was more in leadership than out in front of the building standing but there were a lot of people I know who did, and they did a great job,” Horn said. If Horn enters the race, the petition signers could provide a significant base of support, though he will still have to convince those not engaged in the day-to-day of downtown politicking why he deserves their support Voter turnout will likely be high in 2020 due the upcoming presidential election, increasing the number of votes a candidate will need to beat out the competition. In 2016, Mayor Jim Lane handily won reelection for a second time with, picking up over 63 percent of the 104,298 votes cast. In 2008 – another presidential election year– Lane needed over 51,000 votes to edge out former Mayor Mary Manross to win his first term as mayor. Lane needed significantly fewer votes in

tial use of the district’s cash reserve funds. Greenburg cautioned against planning too far ahead without input from the new superintendent. He agreed that the district should set its short-term budget priorities but said he did not want to see planning three to five years down the road until the new superintendent can participate in those discussions.

the next election in a presidential off-year in 2012 when he picked up over 21,000 votes to secure re-election in the August primary against two competitors. Not all PAC supporters think the mayor’s race is all that important, though. Austin, who worked long hours at the PAC headquarters during the signature drive, said her focus is on the three open seats on the council to secure a majority. “That way it doesn’t matter if it’s Klapp or Korte for mayor, because their vote won’t matter if we get (Guy) Phillips back in along with (Betty) Janik and Tom (Durham).” In an op-ed submitted to the Progress, Janik applauded the PAC’s referendum effort and called for both sides of the Southbridge Two debate to meet and find common ground. The referendum signature drive could prove to have political implications on those races, too. Both Austin and Bob Littlefield have used social media to stump for the re-election of Councilman Guy Phillips and for Janik and Durham. Phillips volunteered collecting signatures at the PAC headquarters in downtown Scottsdale and was wearing a “Save Old Town Scottsdale” shirt when the PAC turned in those signatures. Phillips, who voted against Southbridge Two, previously said he had concerns over how its height and density would affect tourism and downtown business owners. However, Phillips said he would have supported the PAC’s efforts regardless, stating that he “loved” to see residents exercising their rights. “Even if I was for this project, I would help because it’s their right to do this,” Phillips said, referring to the Arizona statute allowing for citizen referendums against Council zoning decisions. “If it is that important to them, let them decide.” Austin said that many of the residents who signed the referendum also signed Phillips’ nomination petition for re-election and that she collected signatures for Janik during the referendum drive.

Beckham, who said the district needs to start planning these priorities now in order to meet budget deadlines, said in her three years on the board the district has set few student-focused priorities despite having cash reserves. “What I don’t want to hear again is ‘we can’t do it because we’re having a change of leadership,” Beckham said.

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decade from now, the innovations dreamed up by Arizona State University students in Mesa will probably make Alexa and PlayStation look as arcane as Pong and the video cassette recorder. It’s hard to imagine what technological advances might come from ASU @ Mesa City Center because some of these inventions either don’t exist or are not widely known today. But Jake Pinholster, the founding dean at the downtown Mesa facility, sees many potential real-world examples that will likely eclipse today’s wonders in such fields as medicine, job training and urban planning. Pinholster, ASU President Michael Crow and Mesa Mayor John Giles were all in attendance as ASU and Mesa city officials celebrated Friday at a groundbreaking for the unique building, located on the site of a former parking lot at Pepper Place and Centennial, behind City Hall. “There won’t be controversy at the groundbreaking. We will be celebrating,’’ said Jeff McVay, Mesa’s downtown transformation manager. “It will solidify that the project is moving forward.’’

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versity can create additional work when finding such specialized Census workers, said Jeffrey Robbins, 2020 Census Administrator for the City of Mesa. Despite language barriers, there is also an education deficit in various communities as well. Both Robbins and Winkle said for the past two years, it has been vital to the success of the 2020 Census count to strategize and develop multi-platform media campaigns involving community partnerships with local census task force committees to touch every population of the community. Winkle, who also works with the Asian Chamber of Commerce, said recruiting events have been planned for people who speak Asian languages and eligible candidates will be signed up on the spot for

With the ASU groundbreaking and recent progress on two other redevelopment projects, The Grid office and apartment project at the Pomeroy Street Garage and the Residences at Mesa and Main, people will see downtown taking on different character, he said. “Somebody pushed over the first domino. That domino thing is starting to fall. It’s great,’’ McVay said. The ASU building is a huge piece that aims to house even larger ideas. At 65 feet tall with 110,000 square feet, it will be home to three complete movie studios, an “enhanced immersion” art studio, a café and a large walkthrough lobby. Pinholster describes the program inside that building as a one-of-a-kind combination of a film school and a breeding ground for emerging technologies. “It’s definitely exciting and nerveracking at the same time. It’s two years before this building opens and I already feel like I’m behind,’’ Pinholster said. He said there are some examples of similar programs at the University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University and New York University – but none that combine all the cuttingedge features in the ASU program. Once the ASU building opens in 2022, it will probably start as an undergraduate

field jobs. NPC and the call-center will keep track of homes tagged as “not counted” by June 2020. In the Phoenix area, NPC is hiring upwards of 600 clerks to manage paper census forms for the western half of the United States. These positions will last through December 2020, when a final count is due to the federal Census Bureau. “We are one of only two census processing centers in the country. It’s kind of a big deal Arizona was chosen,” said Cynthia Duncan, recruiter for Decennial Operations Branch – West. The other center is in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Duncan anticipates about 30 million paper forms will be processed between the two sites. In Arizona, officials are expecting to process about 16 million census paper

film school, but will quickly add a graduate program built on extending the use of technology into various industries. “It’s a really exciting program with a lot more horsepower than anything out there,’’ he said. “None of these programs have been combined with a high-end film production program.’’ By 2025, ASU anticipates having 1,000 students in Mesa, with the film school alone serving 500 to 700 students, Pinholster said. “I think the dream is that we will eventually see a campus in downtown Mesa,’’ he said. For now, the Mesa building will operate as a satellite with students using the Metro Light Rail to commute between the Tempe campus and Mesa. He said the graduate students in Mesa will focus heavily on XR, or extended reality technology. This catch-all phrase includes virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality. While “gaming and entertainment are definitely a part of that,’’ Pinholster said, students will attempt to take the technology far beyond video games to build sophisticated 3D computer models with a host of potential real-world applications. The idea is to use the technology to help solve major problems facing the

forms. The Pearl Interactive call-center in Tempe will be hiring 746 federal call-center representatives, and has already hired about 200 employees set for training, said Eric Torgerson, senior site manager. The call-center is responsible for servicing all of the U.S. by assisting census takers in completing questionnaires. The most overwhelming response for employment, Torgerson said, has come from the in-house Pearl Interactive weekly job fairs. He said people who walk-in or RSVP could be hired and processed in less than two hours, including federal background checks and fingerprinting. Most applying online can RSVP and set an interview time for expeditious processing. “Our niche in Arizona has been veterans who want to get back into the work-

country and the world – such as climate change – rather than just getting a few laughs or providing a break from the real world. “These groups should be about working together to visualize a new future,’’ Pinholster said. The models could include interactive videos used for emergency preparedness, training first responders on how to handle mining accidents or large fires. The models also could include medical imaging and robotics in medicine, improving surgical procedures or medical imaging that could help specialists diagnose and treat patients hundreds of miles away. The technology also could be used in urban planning to build communities that would create less of a burden on the environment in the future, Pinholster said. Workforce training is another possibility, with one game, Job Simulator, already exploring this theme. Players are exposed to a variety of potential careers, including mechanic, gourmet chef and office worker, according to a review in PCMag.com. “There are a ton of possibilities,’’ Pinholster said. “The whole goal is to simu-

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late and synthesize these possibilities.’’ It was easy at times to wonder if ASU would ever come to downtown Mesa – especially after Mesa voters rejected Question 1 in 2016, a sales tax increase that would have financed a substantially larger campus and also funded the hiring of more police officers and firefighters. But that didn’t stop Mayor John Giles, who believes the new facility will be the jump-start downtown Mesa needs. Giles eventually pushed through a controversial plan to use bonds based upon utility revenues to finance the city’s $63 million contribution, with ASU initially agreeing to another $10 million, a cost that has since doubled. City and ASU officials envision Mesa residents and students hanging out at the plaza someday, watching movies produced by the university’s film students on a big screen display attached to the building’s façade. “We are hoping to avoid the ivory tower approach and for the community to be engaged in the process,’’ Pinholster said.

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Businesswoman, model is a philanthropist too BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ld Town resident Micheline Etkin is a triple-treat. She’s not only a business owner and a Brazilian-Lebanese super-model but a passionate philanthropist for children’s causes as well. “My main job is philanthropy,” Etkin said. “I’m dedicated to bringing awareness to children’s hospice and palliative care all around the world. And it’s what I do as an ambassador for the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation.” Etkin credits her philanthropic nature and her business, Sweets Table by Micheline, to her mother. Born in Lebanon and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Etkin remembers spending quality time in the kitchen with her mom, cooking

and baking together. “I always wanted to be a housewife, a mother. I wanted to marry early and take care of a family. That was my dream growing up,” Etkin said at her Waterfront residence. Etkin would do just that, have two children at age 20 and a third at 27. Jimmie, Caroline, and Richard are all now adults. At age 30, Etkin embarked on a modeling career taking her to more than 40 countries and works with a long list of renowned designers like the late Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera and Badgley Mischka before moving to Scottsdale. “I never dreamed in my life I’d be a model,” Etkin admitted. Etkin started modeling for Elite Models and continues to model with The Agency Arizona. But

most of her time is dedicated to either her business or her philanthropic efforts. Sweets Table by Micheline started with Etkin’s mom, who created a grandiose sweets table for her eldest grandson’s wedding. A Brazilian tradition, sweets tables are flashy, decadent, overthe-top, expertly designed, curated and crafted dessert tables prominently featured at nearly all major life events but most especially at Brazilian weddings. “Everybody in Brazil has a sweets table,” Etkin said. “This is the first thing you see; you enter, you see a sweets table.” This year just so happens to be the 10th anniversary of Sweets Table, too. “I’m always doing them ei-

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Old Town resident Micheline Etkin is a business owner, a Brazilian-Lebanese super-model, and a passionate philanthropist. (Micheline Etkin/Special to the Progress)

Her skincare line honors her late brother

BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

he name for Jennifer Hayes’ skincare line, James Anthony Skincare, came to her in a dream. After her late older brother, James Anthony Hayes, passed away in November 2016, she started her own skincare line, but she didn’t know what to call it. “I wanted a name that described a product that takes care of you,” the Scottsdale native said. “My brother came to me in a dream and I was sitting there talking with him and ... he said, ‘Jen, I’m your big brother, and that’s all I ever wanted to do was take care of you. Why don’t you name it after me?’

Scottsdale native and current resident Jennifer Hayes is the founder and CEO of James Anthony Skincare. (James Anthony Skincare/Special to the Progress)

“And I woke up and that’s how it all started.” Founded in 2016, James Anthony Skincare currently comprises nine products and a derma roller tool - launched last week. New to the collection is an acne kit product, which will launch this month, and two more launching later this year. “For right now, we don’t want to say. It’s a surprise,” Hayes said of the latter new additions. The James Anthony Skincare product line includes an eye cream, neck and décolleté cream, an SPF 35 primer, a toner, a serum, an a.m. cream, a face wash, a p.m. treatment and a mask. Products range in price from $28 for

the face wash to $98 for the serum. What sets Hayes’ skincare line apart is the peptides used in the products. According to her website, these peptides are used in organ transplant operations to keep the organ alive from harvest to implantation. “No other skincare on the market has rights to use the peptides I use,” Hayes said. “I hold the rights to it.” The products include a peptide to repair skin without the irritation and an enzyme release technology and allows for deeper skin penetration, leading to better results and less irritation. “When I was learning about peptides,

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ther for my family, my grandkids, or my friends. This is something I’m doing it all the time, but it’s more like a fun thing to do,” Etkin said. Etkin’s most recent client was Scottsdale Arts, for whom she created the dessert table at its Starry Night gala in December. “People were like, ‘I’ve never seen anything like it.’ But one guest, he was from Brazil. He was, like, ‘Oh, this is tradition in Brazil!’ I was, like, ‘Yay!’” Etkin recalled. The Starry Night gala sweets table was adorned with bouquets of yellow flowers, towers of truffles, and 36 suspended chandeliers. It was an enormous feat — and an expensive one, too. Etkin’s sweets tables range from $10,000 to more than $25,000 and the gala’s took her five months to plan, a typical amount of prep time for most of her sweets tables. Most of the sweets and all of the “forminhas” — Portuguese for the flower cups used to set the sweets inside — are

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I came across this particular doctor who makes this peptide for organ transplant. I reached out to him and asked, ‘Can you put this into a skincare line?’ And we were able to do it,” Hayes said. Her skincare line isn’t a white-label product line – meaning, she did not purchase cosmetics from a company, repackage it and sell it under her own name. “When you buy a white label, you can’t change the formula. You buy it as-is, and they just literally slap a sticker on it showing it’s your product. I actually hired chemists and we developed this from scratch,” she said. The products include 24 ingredients – all listed on its website, including vitamin D, white tea extract, rosehip oil, probiotics, retinol, ginger root extract, cocoglycerides and more. “It takes a long time to perfect it,” Hayes said. “We also have two clinical studies on the backend to make sure what we are saying is true.” James Anthony Skincare products are packaged in a facility in Texas and it was during her first visit there she had an eyeopening experience. “There’s so much crap on the market,

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flown in from Brazil. “We call them in English ‘flower cups’ because they’re like a container,” Etkin explained. “The little flowers you put in the sweets looks like a sweets garden because you have this beautiful flower arrangement.” The rest of the sweets Etkin bakes in her Scottsdale home. “I love doing it because of the creative part of me; it just feeds my soul,” she said. When Etkin isn’t working on a sweets table for a client, though, she’s volunteering her time at various nonprofit organizations. “My mom was the most charitable person I’ve ever met, and I learned it from her,” Etkin said. Etkin is a founding council member of Stars of the Season, and organization dedicated to promoting and establishing integrative modalities in pediatric medicine. She also co-founded Casa Brazil in 2003, a nonprofit assisting needy children in Brazil. And Etkin is an honorary member of

the Phoenix Women’s Board of the Steele Children’s Research Center, known as PANDA – People Acting Now Discovering Answers. PANDA supports discovery processes to improve treatments and cures for devastating childhood diseases, its website states. She’s been involved with PANDA for nearly two decades. This year, Etkin is dedicating her time to the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation and the opening of its children’s hospice in Chile. Announced in October 2018, the Casa Sagrada Familia Foundation and the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Chile Chapter created the first pediatric hospice of South America in Chile, where children from low-income families facing an advanced, chronic or degenerative disease can receive care. The hospice will have a Residential Pediatric Palliative Care program with nine special rooms suitable for the children, their parents, and siblings and a Domiciliary Pediatric Palliative Care program. It

aims to help about 100 families annually. “The whole purpose is to bring awareness, bring training to all these countries that need it desperately,” Etkin said. The late Elizabeth Kübler-Ross was a psychiatrist who wrote “On Death and Dying,” the 1969 book outlined the five stages terminally ill patients experience: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Etkin used to care for Kübler-Ross when the author lived in Scottsdale. “The connection was immediate,” Etkin said of her relationship with Kübler-Ross. “Her son, Ken Ross, is my best friend. That’s how I got involved.” Kübler-Ross quickly became a mentor to Etkin and fueled Etkin’s passion for giving back. “You learn the importance of life, every single moment. You work with people that have no more time; they know they have no more time left. Their perspective of life is so different. You learn from them, and they become teachers,” Etkin said.

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and breakouts on her very sensitive skin. Because she couldn’t find a product that worked well with her skin, she created her own. “I was tired of spending money and also getting free products and saying it was going to do this or that — and it didn’t. And then, on top of it, because I had really sensitive skin and rosacea, even all the sensitive stuff on the market I couldn’t use. Scottsdale-based skincare line, James Anthony Skincare, currently has a lineup of nine products I would still have a reaction and one tool, with three new products launching this year. (James Anthony Skincare/Special to the Progress) from it because it’s still misleading,” she said. and people are paying $400 or $500 for the feedback she’s received most from After spending about two a serum you could go and get at Walmart customers is they like the products are years working with several chemists to for $30. It’s the same stuff; it’s just pack- fragrance-free and compatible with sen- create the recipes and tweak and test the aged in a different container. And I saw sitive skin. products, the James Anthony Skincare this with my own eyes,” she said. “When we made the eye cream, we line was born. She had to sign a contract prevent- asked a bunch of men and women, ‘What Currently, most of her customers – ing her from revealing the names of the do you want in your eye cream?’ Obvi- mainly women between the ages of 50 beauty products at that facility. ously, anti-aging was No. 1., puffiness was and 70 – are Arizona-based, with the rest “When you’re buying that product, No. 2, and No. 3 was dark under-eyes. So, located out of state. you’re paying for the container. You’re not we took all those needs and put it in one Hayes’ goal is to increase the number of paying for the stuff in it,” Hayes said. [cream],” she explained. men using her products, as well as reach Her two most popular products are Hayes founded James Anthony Skincare see HAYES page 27 her eye cream and her SPF primer, and because she’s dealt for years with rosacea

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Matt Ohre lives a lawyer’s dream Barrett-Jackson

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or attorney and car enthusiast Matt Ohre, working as general counsel for Barrett-Jackson, one of the world’s top collector car auction companies, is realizing his dreams. In 2014, Ohre joined Barrett-Jackson as general counsel. By then, BarrettJackson, established in 1971, was long entrenched as a leader in the auto auction market. It hosts four events per year – in Scottsdale, Palm Beach, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, and Las Vegas. This year for the Scottsdale auction, which runs now through Jan. 19, at WestWorld, Barrett-Jackson has consigned more than 1,800 vehicles, nearly all of them offered at “no reserve,” and many of which have impressive historical signi�icance. The auction is expected to draw more than 5,000 prequali�ied bidders. A Fountain Hills native, Ohre attended the famous Scottsdale automotive event for a number of years before getting a chance to work with the company. “I love cars. My �irst car was a 1989 Mustang GT 5.0. I’ve always been a car nut,” Ohre said. “I used to go to BarrettJackson all the time with my wife. I used to also take my mother and father when I would get tickets.”

Ohre earned a juris doctorate from the Syracuse University College of Law and a bachelor’s degree in �inance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU. Starting out, he worked as a law clerk with Judge John Gemmill of the Arizona Court of Appeals. Before starting with Barrett-Jackson, he worked for nine years with Squire Patton Boggs LLP, an outside law �irm that dealt extensively with Barrett-Jackson. With Squire Patton Boggs, Ohre gained experience in areas such as trademark infringement, employment and labor con�licts, breach of contract, noncompete and nonsolicit agreements and other business-related issues. He also helped negotiate and write business agreements and was a part of the �irm’s hiring committee. He said that although working at a big law �irm helped to prepare him for the fast-paced world of car auctions, the two are de�initely different animals. “I always say it’s the difference between legal speed and business speed,” Ohre said. “Legal speed is much slower. You’ve got more time to digest and analyze problems and help solve them, whereas business speed is much quicker. You are working with business folks, and they need an answer soon.” As Barrett-Jackson’s lawyer, he has tried to bring “common sense” to the table.

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Now, her children are following in her footsteps. “My daughter today does exactly the same thing. She wants to help children. That’s her passion,” Etkin said. Her daughter, Caroline McLain, is currently on the Casa Brazil board and heavily involved with the nonprofit. “We’ve fed almost 500 kids a day in Brazil every day for the last 16 years. She

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a younger demographic as young as 12. “Young adults, they have a lot of imbalances in their skin because of lack of skincare, hormones, diet, all that,” she explained. “And that’s where acne comes into play, and, a lot of times, people at that age will use products that really dry their skin out to get rid of the acne. Then, they hit [their] 20s and 30s, and they’re having premature aging because of what they did 10 years prior.” That’s where the soon-to-launch James Anthony Skincare acne kit comes into play. The kit includes a face wash, moisturizer, and a retinol-based acne treatment. “Anybody can use it,” Hayes said. “As

gift request. Clients who wanted to participate took an ornament and purchase the gift. “When we put the ornaments on the trees, they were all gone within four days,” said Kimberlee White, CEO and co-founder of Jabz Boxing. “Helping families have an extra special holiday is the greatest feeling. It’s rewarding knowing that Jabz has an amazing community of women that prioritize giving back.” Jabz Boxing adopted five HopeKids families and collected 86 gifts for them. Since it began franchising in 2013, Jabz Boxing has now grown more than 20 locations in Arizona and four other states. Information: jabzboxing.com.

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12 Farmhouse family night The Screamery ice cream parlor is offering a special $5 discount deal for Farmhouse orders every Sunday night in January 5-10 p.m. The Farmhouse Sundae is meant to be shared and includes a whopping eight scoops of ice cream loaded with cookies, brownies, butter cake and a choice of toppings. The Screamery is located at 10625 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix. Information: www.thescreamery.com.

Story stop (Ages 0-5)

Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program from 2 to 2:15 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Paintings of DeCaussin

Cam DeCaussin explores what might be behind the windows, doors and houses of a fictional Phoenix neighborhood with his realistic paintings. View the artwork 1-5 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-312-7323.

Monday

13 New Faces AA meeting Find recovery from alcohol addiction alongside this support group at 7:45 a.m. at North Scottsdale Fellowship Club, 10427 N. Scottsdale Road Club membership is not required to attend meetings.

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Treat your dog to a delicious outdoor breakfast, brunch or lunch. The Brunch Cafe at 15507 N. Scottsdale Road is serving $5 Fido Frisbee meals to all well-behaved dogs on their patio from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dogs are served two scrambled eggs on a frisbee and owners get to keep the frisbee. Information: www.brunchcafe.com.

Students 8 to 18 can stop by the Arabian Library at 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road for help on any subject 3:305:30 p.m. Information: 480-3127323.

Meet with other poets 6-7:45 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th Street. Information: 480312-7323.

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Tiny tot time

Develop babies’ literacy with songs, rhymes, movement and board books 11-11:20 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Drop-in e-reader help

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SCORE mentoring

SCORE’s large network of volunteer business mentors will offer questions to business questions noon-4 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Free. Registration is required. Information: 602-7457250.

Tuesday

14 Caregivers of loved ones living with Alzheimer’s disease can find support and encouragement 10-11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Information: 480-481-7090.

Mustang writers’group

Meet with other writers to share and critique writing in a pressure-free and supportive group 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 90th Street. Information: 480-312-7323.

Wednesday

15 Speedy bridge Join others in a fast round of bridge at 10:30 a.m. at Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Registration is required. Information: 480-312-5810.

Walkin’ Wednesdays

Make friends while exercising during a brisk 1.5 mile walk through The J neighborhood 9-10 a.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Bring water and walking shoes and meet at the campus’ flagpole. Strollers, dogs and all walking

In celebration of National Strawberry Ice Cream Day, The Screamery will offer $1 strawberry ice cream cones all day from noon to 10 p.m. at 10625 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix. All of The Screamery’s natural ice cream is hand-crafted in Tucson, and the strawberry ice cream features fresh strawberries infused into a sweet cream base. Information: www.thescreamery.com.

Open cards and games

Enjoy a variety of games including card games 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-312-7323.

Family storytime

Children up to 5 and their caregivers can listen to stories and music and participate in rhyming activities 11-11:30 a.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th Street. Information: 480-312-7323.

ESL class

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Arabian Library, 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road Information: 480-312-7323.

Book discussion group

Pick up a copy of “A River Runs Through It” by Norman Maclean before the group discussion at 1 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-312-7323.

Gaming fun

Drop by the library for an afternoon of games from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Palomino Library, 12575 E. Via Linda. Information: 480312-7323.

Thursday

16 Tai Chi Everyone is welcome to join a class that focuses on gentle and controlled movements that center the mind, body and spirit for

health benefits 3-3:45 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Avenue. Information: 480-314-6660.

cal health 1-2 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Avenue. Information: 480-314-6660.

Find recovery from alcohol addiction alongside this support group at 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony on the Desert Church, 12990 E. Shea Blvd. This is a discussion meeting based on the Big Book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language with experienced teachers and other students 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

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MLK dinner

The local nonprofit Community Celebrating Diversity will host its 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration dinner at 5 p.m. with features speaker Herm Edwards, the ASU Sun Devil football head coach, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road Leading up to the event, the organization is seeking nominations for its 2020 Diversity Champions who exemplify the philosophy of Drive Martin Luther King Jr. and who will be honored at the celebration dinner.

Little libros

Kids up to 5 can learn fun songs, stories and rhymes in English and Spanish 10-10:30 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

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17 In stitches knitters Gather with other knitters to work on individual projects, share advice and talk with others 1-3 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Advanced beginner bridge

Join others in playing a fun game of bridge 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480312-7323.

Chair Pilates

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18 University Women The American Association of University Women Scottsdale Branch will hold its next meeting featuring guest speaker Karen McLaughlin of the Children’s Action Alliance at 10 a.m. in the Scottsdale Community College Turquoise Room, 9000 E. Chaparral Road The lecture will focus on policy priorities that benefit the health, education and security of Arizona children. Information: scottsdaleaz.aauw.net./

Books 2 boogie

Children up to 5 and their caregivers are invited to participate in music, movement and song 11:15-11:45 a.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Drive Information: 480-3127323.

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19 Story stop Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program 2-2:15 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Tail waggin’ tales

Children 6 to 10 can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog 2-2:15 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th Street. Information: 480-3127323.

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Russo and Steele return with their auction BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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usso and Steele Collector Au- Sco ttsdale tomobile Auctions, the fiveday auction event featuring more than 600 classic cars, returns for its 20th year this week in Scottsdale. And to celebrate its milestone anniversary, Russo and Steele will kick off the event with the return of its RS Gala on Jan. 15. “The gala was something that was one of our early calling cards,” said Russo and Steele Chief Executive Officer and cofounder Drew Alcazar, adding that the last time Russo and Steele held its charity benefit gala was 2013. “It’s a nice, nostalgic element to add a bit of a special pizazz once again to the anniversary celebration,” he said. Russo and Steele will also donate gala proceeds to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, as they did for their inaugural gala event. “Phoenix Children’s is an incredible organization and we believe in their mission,” added Russo and Steele Co-Founder, Josephine Alcazar. “Giving back to our community is what we are all about here at Russo and Steele, and we couldn’t be more excited to host this event.” “Arizona becomes the center of the car world during this one week, and Russo and Steele is, hands down, the most excit- Josephine and Drew Alcazar are the founders of Russo and Steele, a premiere car ing auction,” said Phoenix Children’s Hos- auction that celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. (Drew Alcazar/Special to the Progress) pital Foundation Senior Vice President and live auctions. and the first person walks in the door,” Chief Development Officer Steve Schnall. Guests will also sample hors d’oeuvres he said. Drew explained that Russo and Steele Following the gala is five days of Rustook a hiatus from hosting the gala because from top Arizona chefs, including Chef “it started to become part of the framework Beau MacMillan of elements at Sanctuary, so and Steele’s signature Auction in the rather than a keystone element” that he Chef Marcellino Verizino of Marcellino Ris- Round, where automobile enthusiasts can torante, Chef Ryan McBride of Dorian, and buy and/or sell the very best in European and Josephine wanted it to be. “Part of the driving force behind us go- Chef Dee Dee Maza of Volanti — all from sports cars, muscle cars, hot rods, customs, and more. ing on a bit of a hiatus is we felt as if we Scottsdale. Other chefs include Chef Eddie Matney “The quality of the cars is important,” did want to make it special. We did want to have the response, and we certainly of Forest Highlands in Flagstaff, Chef Jus- Drew said. “We worked really hard on wanted to make sure that the benefit to tin Beckett of Beckett’s Table and South- the quality of inventory this year, and as the charity was significant,” Drew said, ern Rail in Phoenix, Chef James Porter of a result, we may shorten our program a Terra Farm & Manor in Prescott, and Chef little bit. It was more important for us to adding: “It’s been an appropriate amount of time Lisa Dahl of Cucina Rustica, Dahl, and Di have that quality than just playing the quantity card.” now, and with the 20th anniversary on top Ristorante in Sedona. Drew said he doesn’t have a specific goal Russo and Steele will take place at a new of us, we thought it would be a good win location this year, just south of the North all around for the charity as well as to have amount they’d like to raise at the gala. “It’s exactly like the auction: We step 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Road. Last something to help kick off the celebration,” up to the plate, swing as hard as we can year’s event took place at Salt River Fields he said. The RS Gala, a cocktail attire affair, will no matter what, and we’re not giving up at Talking Stick. “There’s sort of a nostalgic, comingfeature dancing, live music and silent and until the last second when the bell tolls

back-home kind of feel” returning to Scottsdale, Drew said. The more-than 20-acre location will create the world’s largest “billboard” featuring the equivalent of five football fields of tents visible to hundreds of thousands of motorists for the month leading up to the event. The site will offer several improvements, including easier access coming into to event, ample parking, a larger display area, and improved weather contingency. But what truly sets Russo and Steele apart from other car auctions is its Auction in the Round. “When we put the cars ground level and we have all of the elevated seating for our bidding audience, now it creates that gladiator sport, boxing ring, visceral immersion experience,” Drew said. Russo and Steele started with 150 cars over the course of two days and has since expanded to more than 600 cars over five days. Looking back on 20 years, Drew said Russo and Steele’s rose and thorn — it’s highest accomplishment and lowest point — took place at the same event: its 10-year anniversary when the event was rained out. Ten years ago, a storm destroyed the auction site; at the time, Drew described it as “the most catastrophic disaster to ever befall a collector automobile event.” “The thorn was the disaster, which was catastrophic. It was, financially, multiple millions for Josephine and [me], on a very personal level,” Drew said. “The Rose was what bloomed thereafter out of that, seeing that rabid loyalty of your client base that you built over 10 years pay those dividends,” he added. “One thing I drive home on the rose is how thankful we are for all those relationships.” As for the future, Drew said he has just one wish for Russo and Steele. “I want Russo and Steele to always maintain that level of integrity. That’s important to me,” he said. RS Gala tickets range from $100 for individual tickets to $25,000 for the Ferrari Table. Tickets for the Russo and Steele auction range from $20 to $30. For more information about Russo and Steele, visit russoandsteele.com.

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Western Week includes doc on cowboy opera BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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Everything was good — until Lassiter rode Scottsdal e into town,” the trailer for documentary film “Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera” starts. “Out here, these people are tough, and everyone in our opera is tough.” Arizona Opera’s new opera, “Riders of the Purple Sage,” is based on late author Zane Grey’s 1912 novel described as “the most popular western novel of all time.” The first time Grey’s work has been adapted for the live stage, the opera is an unprecedented collaboration between the work of author Zane Grey (1872-1939), American composer Craig Bohmler and librettist Steven Mark Kohn, and Arizona’s Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will host the documentary premiere of “Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera” at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. (Special to the Progress) “visual poet laureate,” painter Ed Mell. And on Feb. 5, a documentary about the Mexican and Native American to Arabian making of the new opera will celebrate its western heritage and the city’s Old West Books that Shaped America.” “Riders is a provocative story of the set- and Western. world premiere at the Scottsdale Center history and roots,” said Karen Churchard, director of tourism and events for the City tling of the West,” said Director Kristin AtAt the end of the parade, the Historic for the Arts. well Ford, an Emmy Award-winning film- Old Town District is transformed into a “’Riders of the Purple Sage’ absolutely of Scottsdale. For the film premiere of “Riders of the maker and Arizona native. Western-style block party with a kids’ transformed our organization and our “It’s our story told through the writing, area, pony rides, food, and merchandise community’s perception of our art form,” Purple Sage: The Making of a Western said Joseph Specter, president and general Opera” SMoW partnered Quantum Leap music, and paintings of some of our na- vendors, as well as multiple stages with Productions, Arizona Opera, and Honorary tion’s finest artists. In centuries to come, live entertainment from bands and perdirector of Arizona Opera, in a statement. “We’re proud and honored to have a Chairs and Executive Producers Billie Jo it will be known as Arizona’s distinct cul- formers. tural contribution to the art form of opera. Western Week “serves as an interacdocumentary of this caliber capture the and Judd Herberger. “Our mission is to immerse people in That’s what this film premiere celebrates,” tive way to educate and inform residents creation of Arizona Opera’s first world preand visitors alike of the rich blending of miere as we mount the first revival of ‘Rid- the unique story of the West,” said Mi- Atwell added. The opera is a collaboration between cultures and traditions that remain a viers’ on our Main Stage this season,” Specter chael J. Fox, director and CEO of SMoW. “The ‘Riders’ documentary captures a Arizona Opera, ASU’s Herberger Institute, brant part of who we are as a city today,” continued. A limited number of tickets are avail- powerful chapter in our regional history the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, Clas- Churchard said. “We are very proud of our heritage and able for $18, and proceeds will support the and the lasting impact of artists who have sical Arizona/PBS, and Zane Grey’s West expanded the narrative from Old West to Society. enjoy sharing it with all our residents and film’s global distribution. Film collaborators include Arizona Com- guests,” Churchard added. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the New West.” Bohmler discovered the novel in 2012 at munity Foundation, SMoW, Zane Grey Information: scottsdalewesternweek. the West (SMoW) will present the documentary during Western Week 2020, the Zane Grey Cabin Museum in Payson; and Cabin Museum, the Navajo Nation, and the com. five years later, the musical adaptation cel- National Park Service. which takes place Feb. 1-9. And the documentary was produced by For Western Week, the City of Scottsdale ebrated its world premiere as a fully staged Quantum Leap Productions and shot on lorecognizes its past via educational and en- grand opera with a state-of-the-art set. “The opera, ‘Riders of the Purple Sage,’ cation in Arizona and at OPERA America’s tertaining activities and events that honor the city’s heritage, including the Western and the documentary are rare projects that National Opera Center in New York City. “Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera” ﬁlm premiere Western Week culminates with the 67th Week Gold Palette ArtWalk, free admis- create synergy between organizations,” When: Feb. 5, 7 p.m. sion to SMoW, the arrival of the Hashknife said Jennifer E. Sands, trustee of SMoW Annual Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade Where: Scottsdale Center for the Arts, and Trail’s End Festival on Feb. 8. Pony Express, the two-day Arizona Indian and co-executive producer of the film. 7380 E. 2nd Street Since the novel was published in 1912, The Parada del Sol Parade boasts nearFestival, and the Arizona Native Edible ExCost: $18; donate a ticket for a ﬁlm “Riders of the Purple Sage” has been trans- ly 150 entries, including colorful floats, perience, among other events. student at the ASU’s Herberger Institute “Western Week is always a fun time in lated into 20 languages, made into five Hol- mounted horse-riders, horse-drawn carfor $12 Scottsdale with all the events dedicated lywood movies, and earned a spot on the riages, marching bands, wagons and stageWebsite: scottsdaleperformingarts.org to celebrating and honoring our south- Library of Congress list of “One Hundred coaches representing many cultures from

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Press Coffee plans hospital foundation fundraiser BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

n June 2018, Press Coffee held its first giving-back event as part of Press On Charities, an ongoing program launched in April 2018, as the business’ way to support Arizona communities. That year, Press Coffee partnered with Over Easy, one of the coffee shop’s wholesale partners and together raised more than $2,500. Since, Press Coffee has designated one day each year for its Press On Charities Day, donating 100 percent of profits from sales of all nine of its stores, including locations in Scottsdale, to a local nonprofit. This year, Press’ Day of Giving event will be held Jan. 24, and the recipient of the proceeds will be Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation. Press will donate all proceeds from sales made in its stores and online on that day to

Steve Kraus is the founder of Press Coffee. (Progress file photo)

the hospital’s foundation for the third year in a row. “I have 4-year-old twins. One has spent

some time in PCH – not for anything major – but I had the opportunity to be a part of that and to see what they actually do,”

Kraus said. “So, we chose PCH as a place to give back.” Press is recruiting other local businesses to join in to match its donation dollar for dollar. Last year, Press teamed up with Over Easy and Phoenix Public Market to raise $6,450. This year, Press will have the following businesses matching up to $3,000: Ageless Men’s Health, Spike Lawrence Ventures, CENTR, and, of course, Over Easy. “When you see these charity events, they tend to be larger companies, and while we believe that’s great, I think there should be an opportunity for smaller companies to be involved as well,” Kraus said. This isn’t Press’ first time giving back to PCHF, which provides support to the hospital via world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care

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Private travel isn’t just for ultra rich anymore BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

raig Johnson and his business acquaintances wanted to be more productive. Sitting in an airline terminal for hours waiting for flights wasn’t exactly the way to get work done. Johnson and Taser International CoFounder Tom Smith started Set Jet, which launched last month out of the Scottsdale Airpark and has partnered with the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction to fly visitors to the auction from Orange County, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Diego for a one-way fare of $450, including fees and taxes. “We created this because we were traveling entrepreneurs and we were losing so

Craig Johnson co-founded Set Jet with Trey Smith and Taser’s Joe Smith. (Photo courtesy Set Jet)

much time and not feeling very well after flights,” Johnson said. “Once we climbed up the ladder a little bit and we were able to experience what private flight was like, we thought there had to be a better way to do this that isn’t just for the ultra-rich.” With ease of booking and direct flights out of Scottdale to vacation locales as well as seasonal flights to Aspen, Colorado and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Set Jet utilizes the Bombardier Challenger 850/CRJ 200 luxury aircraft with 13- to 15-seat ultra-VIP cabin configurations for luxury travel. “There are many organizations that have tried, in their own way, to provide what Set Jet provides,” said Set Jet CEO Smith.

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“But Set Jet has truly cracked the code and we are excited to provide an unparalleled, five-star aviation experience to all of our members. We are changing the way people will travel forever.” Smith and Johnson say their service is affordable as well. This club is limited to just a few thousand members and offers the most exclusive amenities. Membership is $99.95 per month, with a one-time $99.95 security check fee. Guest members may pay the $99.95 rate for a single month, plus the $99.95 security check fee. Flights cost between $400 and $470 one way, including taxes and fees. There’s no long-term contract. “All of your drinks and snacks are included,” he said. “There are no baggage fees, and you’re flying in these aircraft that are operated by commercial operators. They were typically configured for 55 seats, but ours are configured for 15 to 16. “It’s one of the largest private jets you can buy and it’s ultra-VIP interiors. The interiors are about $5.5 million.” Aviation is in Johnson’s blood. He grew up a self-proclaimed “military brat” and lives around the world, most notably. “My father was a pilot and a helicopter pilot,” he said. “So I have an affinity for aviation. Then I got my helicopter pilot’s license a few years ago.” His goal was to be a fighter pilot, but Johnson met his future partners and they offered him an “entrepreneurial opportunity and an education that I just couldn’t pass up. “I’m glad I did it because it’s been invaluable.” He moved to Arizona in 1987, when his father worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for Los Angeles and Phoenix. Set Jet’s proprietary business model allows its members who are early planners to schedule or “book” flights and have the

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to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. “I firmly believe in that foundation. I feel like it makes a big difference,” Kraus said. In Aug. 2018, Press Coffee added a new store at Scottsdale Waterfront and to celebrate, they hosted a weekend-long grand opening benefiting PCHF. During the grand opening event, all drip brews sold for $1 and 100 percent of those sales went straight to PCH.

Set Jet’s lush lobby is welcoming. The parking lot outside of it is geo-fenced so the Set Jet staff knows who’s arriving. (Photo courtesy Set Jet)

opportunity to select their chosen time of departure and destination city. Set Jet does not publish or reveal its schedule. Other like-minded members who wish to travel to the same destination can join the flight or “buy a seat” up to 30 minutes prior to departure. “Our members tell us when and where they want to fly,” Johnson said. “If you’re a flight planner, you would just log onto the website, give us your travel information and if that plane is available, it’s going to say it’s available. “Then, what the booking engine does is when a like-minded traveler logs onto the website and puts in a similar flight, the booking engine will help them. It will navigate them to buy a seat on your flight. So members have the option to either book the flight or buy a seat.” Set Jet utilizes private and noncongested VIP terminals so members can avoid the

“I was dumbfounded by how much business we got in three days,” Kraus told the Progress at the time. “It definitely exceeded my expectations.” Previously, Press Coffee partnered with the Phoenix Zoo to launch Pura Vida, the first certified Jaguar-friendly coffee in the U.S. to support jaguar research in Costa Rica. Together, they raised over $4,000, which aided in jaguar conservation efforts. “It’s always been a goal to be part of the community,” Kraus said. “In any small business, you’re trying to create revenue

inconveniences of commercial air travel such as advance notice for booking flights, premiums for last-minute travel, security delays, check-in requirements and parking expenses. Set Jet also partnered with five-star restaurants, resorts, luxury brands and other service providers such as rental car companies and car manufacturers that provide ancillary benefits to its members. “Our parking lot is geo-fenced and when a member arrives, each staff member inside is notified who has arrived,” Johnson said. “That technology tells us their significant other’s name, their children’s names, their pets’ names, what their favorite drinks are." The first time members come in, Set Jet staff takes their photos and thumbprints. “The next time they fly, all they have to do is walk in and give us their thumbprint and walk right into the aircraft,” Johnson said. “There are no security hassles, no

to survive. Once you get to a certain point, you feel comfortable, you want to give back. It’s just a good feeling.” Kraus and his team plan to do more with Press On Charities. “We’re going to spend a couple of days on the retreats — me and my two partners — and we’re going to come up with a couple more ideas. I can’t really relinquish what that is yet, but there are definitely a few more on the horizon,” he said. This year for Press Coffee, the Scottsdale Quarter location will relocate to the

invasive TSA checks – you know, all of the things that the airlines are doing that are not very fun to deal with.” Initially launched in Scottsdale in 2012, the Set Jet concept then expanded into other markets including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas. “We really touched a nerve in the marketplace,” Johnson said. “People were flying out of here from Scottsdale and going to Las Vegas and then returning home. Then they would go to their neighbors and friends and they would bring them back to sign up.” Due to support and demand from the local market, the company is once again taking memberships in Scottsdale and has recently completed its headquarters, private VIP terminal and member lounge at the Scottsdale Airport. “Once we collected all the requisite data that we needed to understand what the model needed to be sustained financially and to be profitable, we set up to get nicer and bigger jets,” he said. Set Jet strives to make everything comfortable from the preboarding to the plane ride. “We have a cabin hostess on board that’s going to serve everything you need,” Johnson said. “All of your alcohol and everything is paid for. The experience itself is quite amazing. “The competitors, they still have extremely high—five- to six-figure yearly membership fees. You have to pay a very high hourly rate on top of that,” he said, adding: “Most of the competitors are relegated to using a nine-passenger turboprop aircraft or a very small jet. What we’ve been able to accomplish was getting the price point correctly to open us up to a greater part of the market. We have the experience right with these large-body planes.” Information: 480-254-6500, setjet.com Northeast corner of the mall and is slated to open mid-March. Press Coffee will also open a new store in downtown Phoenix on 200 E. Van Buren Street, around the same time. And Press also has plans to open up a store in Gilbert, but Kraus could not share an open date. “It’s not really finalized yet,” he said. Businesses interested in taking part in Press On Charities Day can email Kraus at steve@presscoffee.com. Information: presscoffee.com.

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French wine, cheese prices likely to rise BY BRYAN PIETSCH Cronkite News

ASHINGTON – When France decided to tax America’s tech companies, the Trump administration decided to hit the French where it hurts – in exports of cheese, Champagne and handbags. But trade experts and Arizona business owners say it’s U.S. consumers and small businesses who will likely end up paying the price. “It really bothers me,” said Joel LaTondress, owner of Arcadia Premium in Phoenix, which sells craft beer, wines and cheeses. “The liquor business is a multitier type of system and it’s extremely complicated, so you’re hurting multiple types of businesses, whether it’s stores like mine or distributors or importers,” he said. “It just seems kind of petty.” The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative formally proposed tariffs of up to 100 percent on Dec. 6, on French imports like cheese, sparkling wine, handbags, soap, makeup products and more. The move came in response to France’s imposition of a 3 percent digital services tax on business done in France by U.S. technology companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. President Donald Trump decried the tax as unfair and the trade representative agreed, ruling that the tax was discriminatory and “particularly burdensome” for the U.S. companies. In response, the trade representative targeted 63 iconic French goods like cheeses, many of which are made exclusively in France, or sparkling wines like Champagne, which is only made in a specific region France. Those items accounted for $2.4 billion in French exports to the U.S. in 2018, according to the USTR. The proposal is under a 30-day public comment period, but if implemented it could push consumers into the middle of the scuffle, forcing American

shoppers and businesses to pay more. While proponents of tariffs say they can push consumers to buy American-made products as a cheaper alternative, one business owner said American cheeses are often expensive already and could leave cheese lovers with “sticker shock” if there’s no cheaper option. Trade experts said a common misconception with tariffs is the penalty is paid by the country whose goods are targeted, but that extra cost is actually paid by the businesses and consumers buying the imported goods. They said the proposed tariff on French imports is no different. “Pretty much everybody agrees tariffs are ineffective at changing behaviors,” said Gabriella Beaumont-Smith, a macroeconomic policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. A better solution, she said, would be to file a complaint about perceived unfair practices like the French technology tax with the World Trade Organization. France’s foreign minister said in published reports his country is considering filing a complaint with the WTO about the proposed U.S. tariffs. Simon Lester, associate director at the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, said tariffs are “always going to have a collateral impact” on U.S. consumers. He said “the reality is U.S. companies who are importing the French products are the ones who have to write the check.” That cost will be passed on to consumers. But for the status-conscious, that might not be a bad thing, said one business owner. “There is some notoriety to being able to present at your table that French bottle of wine or that French cheese with its accompanying price tag,” said Randy Mettler, the owner of Duck and Decanter in Phoenix. “For a small portion of the market, it’s appealing to them.”

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d Clark has known one thing throughout his life—paint. He’s been in the industry since he was 5 in Central Missouri. “My dad had restoration shops growing up, so basically it’s all I’ve ever done,” Clark said. “I’ve never done anything else.” Clark turned his hobby into a profession when he opened Sonoran Classic Restorations, a shop specializing in high-end body paint for any classic or late-model cars. Clark is meticulous on every project he receives, taking his time to make sure his customers get a quality paint job. He strives to be known as one of the best paint restoration shops in the Valley—maybe even the country. For some people, the thought of spending 12 hours a day, getting their hands dirty working on a car may seem unappealing. But for Clark, the process is enjoyable because it allows him to wind down. “Some people like to play golf to relax. I like to work on cars to relax,” Clark said. As a 5-year-old, Clark was inspired by ’50s and ’60s artwork. Today, he loves exotic European vehicles. “Sometimes you just like to experience that different culture and I love those old European classics,” Clark said. “They’re specialized and handcrafted. They’re handmade.” He’s been self-employed since 2006, but opened his own shop just last year. He is best known for full restorations,

“I’ll strip the paint off, massage the metal until it’s back where it should be and then start the process of ﬁllers, primers and paints. I work through the whole process and I love to do it. It’s not like I’m doing it to make money because it’s what I like to do.”

two or three cars at a time and give them a good experience.” A bulk of Clark’s customers are those who are restoring their own cars. They turn to Clark for the paint job because it must be done in a sealed, large room. “A lot of people can put their cars back together in their garage because that’s what they like to do,” Clark said. “Now I can come in and do their paint and they can take a car back and finish putting it together.” For Clark, there’s nothing better than working with customers who love their car. He enjoys watching their faces light up when they see their cars restored nearly to their original state. “Almost all of my customers, these cars mean someEd Clark has been painting since he was a kid. Now he brings his skillset to the Airpark, where thing to them,” Clark said. “It’s like their dad’s car and he hopes to work with the Valley’s best cars. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photograpehr) they’ve had it forever and when he sands down the cars to its bare automobile hub. they want it repainted and metal before coating it with paint. “This is an area of a lot of car enthusi- make it look new, so it’s so nice to de“I’ll strip the paint off, massage the asts, lots of car guys and shops around liver that car and see their reaction.” metal until it’s back where it should here,” Clark said. “With the paint jobs Clark would now like to compete in be and then start the process of fillers, I’m trying to do, this is where I need to AutoRama and win an award for the primers and paints,” Clark said. “I work be.” country’s best paint shop. through the whole process and I love to There may be an abundance, but that “It’s called the Ridler Award and that’s do it. It’s not like I’m doing it to make doesn’t mean everyone does quality the top award for paint in the country,” money because it’s what I like to do.” work. Clark said a shop like his was in Clark said. “If you get that, you’re like The process takes roughly six to eight demand. the best. It’s like winning MVP in the weeks, depending on the type of car. “There’s a void here in the area of Super Bowl. I would only like to get that Some people fail to realize how arduous good paint shops,” Clark said. “This is just as a personal goal.” the process is. a big deal because it (Sonoran Classic Sonoran Classic Restoration is proof a “Every step is very time consuming Restorations) is permitted by the city. man’s dream job can come true. Putting and it’s vey labor intensive and the No. It’s inspected and it’s all legal.” customers’ needs first is just as impor1 thing is patience,” Clark said. In addition, Clark said many shops tant. From sanding to doing metal work Something as basic as getting the cor- are guilty of taking in too many jobs to painting, Clark enjoys every single rect color match can become a difficult at once, overloading their work sched- step of his job. There are never dull motask in Clark’s world. ule and keeping customers waiting for ments. “Any paint system is going to have 70 weeks. He stays away from that busiThe joy for his work keeps customers to 80 toners, which are different colors ness model, as believes customers returning and he is thankful for that. that you have to mix to get what you come first and developing trustworthy “This gives me the chance to do what want; like an artist using a palette,” relationships with them is important. I really want to do,” Clark said. “This is Clark said. “It takes three to four hours “I want people to trust me,” Clark said. my dream job, this is everything I ever just to get the color to match but some- “A lot of shops will string clients along, wanted in Airpark. I really wouldn’t times it takes me all day.” keep taking their money and infuriating change a thing if I could.” Clark said he is happy to be in the Air- the client. I don’t want to do that. I want Information: 480-290-1508, sonoranpark. He recognizes its potential as an to work one-on-one with my clients on classicrestorations.com.

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Why Southbridge referendum is necessary BY BETTY JANIK Progress Guest Writer

ast week, 17,000 signatures were presented to the City of Scottsdale calling for a referendum on the Southbridge II project in Old Town Scottsdale. Hats off to this effort. In spite of a limited time frame of one month, cold rainy weather and two holidays, the organizers achieved their goal. What prompted this effort? 1. General discontent by citizens at the direction the city continues to go with granting of requests for zoning changes to increase density of both residential

and commercial properties. 2. Speci�ically, the failure of the four pro-growth city council members to acknowledge the signi�icance of the Southbridge II project that ushers in lasting changes to Old Town Scottsdale while ignoring any suggestions from opponents to tap it down. 3. Granting of excessive bonuses to increase height and density and decrease setbacks and step-ups of buildings. These should only be granted if there is proven bene�it of equal signi�icance to the citizens. 4. Failure to comply with the Old Town Urban Design and Architectural Guidelines which were written by the city to preserve the essence of Old Town Scottsdale.

What next? 1. A cooling-off period of a few weeks. Rhetoric on both sides has been distasteful. 2. A meeting with representatives from both sides of the issue to establish common ground and move forward from this position. 3. Have the city provide adequate parking. They collected all the fees from phantom parking and only spent a fraction of these funds to build parking structures. The city created the parking problem; let them solve it. 4. Do what is legally possible to pull back the bonuses. It is my position that Old Town Scottsdale needs a face-lift.

The developer is a local businessman who is respected by the community, in other words, a good �it. However, the current proposal is too massive and does not conform to City guidelines for bonuses or architectural guidelines. Let’s have each side give a little for the bene�it of our city and come up with a good compromise. The pro-growth city council members created this problem. Going forward, the only way to stop this from happening again it to vote in citizen-friendly candidates. -Betty Janik is president of the Coalition of Greater Scottsdale and a 2020 candidate for Scottsdale City Council.

believed about being gay was completely wrong. We told Trevor and Tanner that we loved them dearly and that they would always be a part of our family no matter what. Those conversations were important �irst steps on our own journey toward more fully understanding the LGBTQ community and especially the challenge of being LGBTQ and raised in our church. Their experiences helped put a human face to something we had never known, which was a big part of why we decided to help start ALL Arizona, a group of members and former members of the Church who are committed to ensuring that all people, including LGBTQ people, are treated with love and respect within the Church and society as a whole. This advocacy work and community building have made me a better person and a better follower of Christ. I couldn’t imagine my life without the many wonderful people I’ve met whom I now consider my “family.”

The team at ALL Arizona has often quoted Church leader, Elder Quentin Cook, who stated in 2012: “As a church, nobody should be more loving and compassionate. Let us be at the forefront in terms of expressing love, compassion and outreach. Let’s not have families exclude or be disrespectful of those who choose a different lifestyle as a result of their feelings about their own gender.” We have tried to follow this counsel both in and out of the church, and we’ve made signi�icant progress. Year by year we’re seeing our church community and Arizonans open their hearts and minds, just as my family and others have. While I’m grateful for the positive change of heart, there is still far too much ignorance and misunderstanding; and LGBTQ Arizonans continue to be left vulnerable to discrimination in employment, housing, and public spaces. That’s why my family and I are eagerly awaiting a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, on a trio of LGBTQ employment discrimination cases. A victory would be long

overdue, since a majority of states, including Arizona, still lack explicit nondiscrimination protections. But no matter what the Supreme Court does, we’ll still have work to do. We must keep pushing for express and enduring nondiscrimination protections here in Arizona and at the federal level. And we must keep up the conversations around treating all people with respect. By the end of the next decade, I want to be able to look back and see even clearer progress for my LGBTQ family, including enduring protections at the state and federal level. I want to live in a place where everyone can be their authentic self at work and elsewhere. I want all of my children – including my two gay sons – to feel included and welcome here in Arizona and in every state nationwide. -Bryce Cook is a founding member of ALL Arizona (allarizona.org) and a co-director of the annual “ALL Are Alike Unto God” Conference held every spring in Mesa.

What I once believed about LGBTQ people was wrong BY BRYCE COOK Progress Guest Writer

y family and I have had the opportunity to re�lect on our lives. We marvel at how profoundly we’ve changed regarding our relationship with our LGBTQ “family” – a term I never would have used in relation to LGBTQ people a decade ago. Nearly ten years ago, my wife Sara and I were called to reconsider our long-standing opinions of LGBTQ people when our oldest son, Trevor, came out as gay. Shortly after, our other son Tanner also came out as gay. Neither discussion was easy, largely because we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which for years spoke almost exclusively negatively about people who are gay. But seeing my sons come out – who I know are good young men, faithful to the Church and the values we had taught them – made me realize back then that what I

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Chaparral’s Miller could be Ohio State’s next star BY BRADY VERNON Cronkite News

hio State coach Ryan Day has made the long trek from Columbus to Arizona before. But as much as he wishes, not to work on his golf game. Day has made himself familiar with the Scottsdale area because of Chaparral quarterback Jack Miller. Miller, rated as a four-star pro-style quarterback by multiple recruiting sites, isn’t just another talked-about recruit. Plenty of spectators that have seen Miller play rave about his talent. But the onlookers likely don’t possess the eyes of one of the top tier talent evaluators in the country. Day, generally regarded as one of the top two quarterback gurus alongside Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, continuously offered different aspects of Miller’s game that made him worth the journeys. “He was a guy we saw throwing early on in camp. He was maybe 15 years old when we �irst saw him. We saw a really talented arm,” Day said, adding: “As he’s matured, you can really tell he’s got a better feel for what it means to diagnose coverages, defense recognition that types of things toward his football IQ. “He’s had some really good games this year. It was a combination of size, accuracy, the ability to throw the ball and the makeup. (He) comes from a really great family.” After Miller verbally committed to the Buckeyes on July 1, 2018, he made it of�icial on Dec. 18. That much time pledged to Ohio State meant a lot of visits to Columbus and a few stopovers inside the Millers’ home from Day and Buckeyes’ passing game coordinator MIke Yurcich. The pair of coaches checked in on Miller one last time earlier in December, racking up the frequent �lyer miles to Phoenix. Before Miller steps on campus as an of-

Chaparral Quarterback Jack Miller is ﬂanked by Ohio State passing game coordinator Mike Yurcich, left, and Buckeyes coach Ryan Day pose during an in-home visit. (Jack Miller/Cronkite News)

�icial student-athlete, he’ll have created a better connection with his head coach than most incoming freshmen. “We’ve gotten super close to one another,” Miller said. “Whether it’s been me going up there or talking over the phone. He’s a super good coach and an even better guy. I’m really excited to play for him.” As Day mentioned Miller’s many attributes, he forgot to say loyalty. When Miller originally committed, Day was only the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator under then-coach Urban Meyer. Despite Meyer’s retirement that led to Day’s promotion, Miller never wavered from his commitment. Even after Ohio State signed four-star quarterback C.J. Stroud during the Early Signing Period, Miller continued to be �irm

in his commitment. “I just believe in my ability and I feel like it’s always been God’s plan for me,” Miller said. “It’s where I’m supposed to be. If something happened, if something was really speaking to me, telling me I shouldn’t have gone there, I wouldn’t have gone there. “But I feel like it’s the place for me. I feel comfortable with Coach Day and what I can do on the �ield. I’m doing whatever is best for the team and as of right now they need more quarterbacks right now. (Ohio State) only has two on scholarship right now.” Miller understands the reasoning behind Stroud wanting to be a Buckeyes player. What quarterback wouldn’t want to play under Day?

Since his arrival to Ohio State in 2017, Day has displayed his talent through the Buckeyes’ quarterbacks. In his �irst year, Day helped incumbent starter J.T. Barrett improve his passing yards per game, passing yards per attempt and touchdowns thrown. The year after Barrett’s graduation, Day helped one-year starter Dwayne Haskins set the school record for passing yards in a single game and single season. Haskins later was selected in the �irst round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. This season Day has had former �ivestar recruit and Georgia transfer Justin Fields lead the nation’s top scoring offense. Fields, who �inished third in this season’s Heisman Trophy voting, had quite the recommendation for any quarterback thinking about going to Ohio State. “It’s no surprise that Coach Day has had a lot of success coaching quarterbacks,” he said “It’s simple if you want to be a successful quarterback there’s really no other place to go than Ohio State.” It was only a year ago Fields was in a similar spot as Miller. He was searching for the best spot for a school to use his talent. Miller has watched the the success Fields and others have had that don the scarlet and gray combination. “For a guy like Justin being able to say something like that about Coach Day, it just shows the reputation he has as a coach,” Miller said. “(Going to the NFL) plays a big role. What they were able to do with Dwyane Haskins last year and really all their players, how they prepare them for the next level. Not even just the NFL but for life after football.” Fields became the third Ohio State quarterback to play in the College Football Playoff since the creation of the format in 2015. The next may very well be Arizona’s own Jack Miller.

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Scottsdale youths keep mariachi tradition alive BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

or some, mariachi is merely a genre of music. But for Genesis Clara, 17, and her family, mariachi is a way of life. For nearly one decade, the Clara family havedone their part to keep the mariachi culture and tradition alive in Scottsdale and throughout the Valley through their mariachi sextet, Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra. “Through teaching and through our performances, we’re able to bring [mariachi] back to life,” Genesis said. “It’s one of the foundations of Mexican culture and tradition.” Formed in 2011, in Scottsdale, Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra originally comprised six young people between 7 and 17. Nine years later, the band members may be high school, college and even master’s

the trumpet, violin and piano; Desiree Figueroa, 22, who plays the guitarron and violin and is a graduate from Arizona State University now working on her master’s degree; Ismael Agredano, 16, who plays guitar and started in the group when Genesis Clara is one of six founding members of Mariachi he was 7; Karen Juvenil de Mi Tierra, a mariachi band that formed in Scotts- Martinez, 21, an dale in 2011 and has since performed throughout the Valley. ASU student who (Lerman Montoya/Cronkite News) plays guitar; and Alejandro Osuna, students, but they still continue to perform 18, who plays the vihuela and is the newtogether. Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra consists of est member of the group. Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra started as Hillàry Clara, Genesis’ sister and a violinist, 21, studying to be a dentist; Genesis plays after-school mariachi music lessons at the

Claras’ former home in Scottsdale. “My mom was interested in having classes for myself and my sister,” Genesis said. Blondy enlisted the help of two Mesa High School music teachers, who volunteered their time to teach the mariachi lessons at her home. The lessons started with six students, including Blondy’s two daughters; and once word got out, more students joined. “We started building our group as more parents got interested in giving their kids mariachi classes,” said Genesis, now a senior at Chandler High School. The original six students then banded together to form Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra. As Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra, they perform mariachi music at venues around the Valley, including Scottsdale Center for

And after spending a year training new and established docents with the new approach, the museum is eager to show off what they’ve learned. “In the last year or two, what’s really been great is going through this transition, we were asked to participate in planning what it was going to be — we weren’t just told,” said Deborah Robin, president of the docents and SMoCA do-

cent of nine years. “It’s really been an effort on the part of everybody at the museum.” SMoCA has more than 30 docents led by Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation, and six flew to Washington D.C. in late October for the National Docent Symposium Council (NDSC) for the first time. Here, they learned they were more ahead of the museum trend curve than they thought. At the symposium, the SMoCA docents did not merely represent a handful of the more than 400 registrants in attendance; they also presented one of nearly 50 breakout sessions. SMoCA’s session was titled “Connecting to Contemporary Art” and focused on how docents can help the public appreciate and

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SMoCA docents now more visiter-centered BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ast year was a busy one for the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Yes, the museum celebrated its 20th anniversary with several public events, culminating with a Hollywood red carpet gala in December. But, behind the scenes, SMoCA spent 2019 revamping its docent program. Instead of offering traditional 40-minute tours for museumgoers, docents will now give a more visitor-centered experience. “The visitor can actively learn with the docent about the artwork,” Laura Hales, curator of education at Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation said. “The docents now help the visitor find a connection, a personal connection with the art.”

Kelly Nelson, left, and Deborah Robin are docents at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The program is led by Laura Hales, right, curator of education at Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

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the Performing Arts, where they’ll perform on Feb. 16 as part of Sunday A’Fair’s 33rd season. The mariachi program has continued to grow and now comprises 15 kids between 8 and 23. The older members are still involved and give lessons to the younger students. “Preserving the culture was one of the main motivating factors in teaching these younger kids because we all received a very strong foundation in music and what the mariachi style requires. That’s very important for students to learn not only about the culture but also how to play correctly mariachi,” Genesis explained. Mariachi emerged in the late 1700s or early 1800s in west-central Mexico as a homegrown tradition said to have celebrated the joys, struggles and triumphs of the Mexican people. “Mariachi was an outlet for the people,” Genesis said. “You could say it’s kind of a form of the people’s voice.” A mariachi ensemble traditionally consists of the vihuela, a five-string guitar; the guitarrón, a six-string bass guitar; a standard six-string acoustic guitar; violins, and

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understand contemporary art. “It was very popular because most museums are now getting contemporary art or special exhibitions, even if they are not modern or contemporary museums,” Robin said. “And docents who have been dealing with more traditional art and permanent collections where they know everything that’s in the museum are really afraid now contemporary art is coming in,” she added. According to Robin, SMoCA’s presentation was a popular – and well-timed – one, because more museums are beginning to include contemporary art in their permanent exhibits, and their docents don’t know how to engage the visitors in content. So, SMoCA’s showing them how. “The people there were really thrilled there were some strategies for docents and how to help the public engage with contemporary art, said Robin, a Scottsdale resident of 30 years. Of the museums including contemporary art in their exhibits is Heard Museum in Phoenix.

“It’s so relatable to everything – the struggles and the human emotions that are experienced,” Genesis said. “It’s definitely a way to communicate what we experience as humans.” One performance Genesis calls a highlight of the band’s career so far is their performance at Alice Cooper’s Proof Mariachi Juvenil de Mi Tierra will perform at Scottsdale is in the Pudding Center for the Performing Arts’ Sunday A’Fair on Feb. 16 at Music Competition the renovated Scottsdale Civic Center Park. (Mariachi Juvenil de Mi in 2018. Tierra/Special to the Progress) It was a competrumpets – all typically performed by an tition dominated all-male cast. by rock bands; it was also a competition But in the 1940s, it changed and an in- they won. creasing number of women began playing “It was so amazing to see how many mariachi music. people appreciated our music and our culGenesis said through Mariachi Juvenil de ture, even though they didn’t understand,” mi Tierra’s performances and their music she said. lessons, they hope to educate the public “It was such a breathtaking emotion goabout mariachi music and create an appre- ing up on stage and seeing all these people ciation for it. really just appreciating it. It was very humHeard docents were present at the symposium, as well, and, following SMoCA’s presentation, invited a group of 20 SMoCA docents to present the same topic last month. “They wanted us to help think about how they can talk about contemporary art because apparently they’re going to be getting more of it. And we’ve been asked by another museum to come and do the same, so we may be going on the road,” Robin said with a laugh. Heard’s current contemporary exhibit, titled “David Hockney’s Yosemite and Masters of California Basketry,” and is on display through April 5. “I love that kind of collaboration between institutions,” said Jennifer McCabe, director and chief curator at SMoCA, of the SMoCA docents’ presentation at Heard. “It was exciting for me as a curator to have to work with the Heard and promoting both of our exhibitions,” McCabne said. “And then to know the volunteer groups were also working together.” According to McCabe, because contemporary art can have a lot of layers to it, SMoCA docents help audiences unpack and understand those different layers.

The docents also allow for museumgoers to ask questions in the process. “’This is ridiculous. I don’t understand this. That’s not art’: We hear that a lot,” Robin said. “If we can just give a little bit of information to help people understand, ‘Why, yes, that is art,’ that’s a good docent.” According to SMoCA docent of three years, Kelly Nelson, who also attended the symposium, a larger docent trend at museums is an increased emphasis on docentmuseumgoer interaction. “There was a general theme of getting away from the docent doing all the talking and everyone else listening,” Nelson said. “It was a confirmation we’re on the right track,” Robin added, “we’re heading in the right direction because of the things we heard [at the symposium].” What makes SMoCA, a small-size museum, such a unique docent experience is it doesn’t have one permanent collection, like larger museum do. Instead, the museum rotates exhibitions three times each year. “So, the learning curve is always there,” Hales said. “It’s a great opportunity for people who really love lifelong learning.” “I love it,” Nelson added. “It’s three differ-

bling to know all of these people were appreciating our culture.” Previously, Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra competed at the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque and the Mariachi Nationals in 2016, where they took third place. This year, they plan to attend a few mariachi conferences, where they hope to learn more about the music and “represent what’s in Arizona for youth groups,” Genesis said. They also plan to compete at the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque in New Mexico again. For more information on Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra, including upcoming performances: facebook. com/Mariachi-Juvenil-de-Mi-Tierra-592685790853671.

If You Go Mariachi Juvenil de mi Tierra at Sunday A’Fair When: noon-1:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Where: Civic Center Park, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Cost: Free Website: scottsdaleperformingarts.org

ent museums each year, so people should really come three times a year because it’s different.” And according to Hales, SMoCA hasn’t experienced any difficulty retaining docents due to their rotating exhibitions. “The docents enjoy that,” Hales said. “I get feedback from them they really enjoy the intellectual challenge.” “It is not a problem for our docents to learn all new material three times a year,” Robin said, adding it’s due to the “tremendous” training they receive from Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovations. “We get lots of information on the artists, on the artwork, so we’re very wellprepared. We don’t have to figure it out ourselves,” Robin added. The training used to largely entail learning about the artists’ history, but now, the training consists of learning about visitor interaction, including how to approach visitors and how to add context into the conversation, as well as museum education. “Leading people around the museum and lecturing to them about the art: That was the old-fashioned tour. It just didn’t

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rizona State University Sun Devil football stadium has hosted many sporting events in its storied history, but there’s one that it hasn’t seen – until now. Sun Devil Family Charities will be holding its 2020 CornholeBowl VII charity tournament at the stadium from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 8, but it’s hoping to line up a few more sponsors even as teams are filling up the roster for the annual competition. The nonprofit Sun Devil Family Charities was inspired by Joe Cajic, a former

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feel right anymore,” Robin said. “We’re changing to a format where the docents will be stationed in the galleries, and they have gallery conversations with folks who come in and want to delve a little deeper into what they’re seeing,”

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1994 offensive guard, Ironman and captain of the ASU football team who was suddenly in need of a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. After the community pulled together to raise money and support, some alumni recognized the ongoing need to help more ASU families. Ever since, Sun Devil Family Charities has provided grants and support to ASU families with financial hardship due to unforeseen medical expenses. “We are Sundevils helping Sundevils,” said group President Shawn Daffara. “My goal is to grow the event. We will have more teams, more raffles, more

prizes and more fun.” “This year corporate sponsorships are available which will give big and small companies a chance to boost their company brand and visibility at the event in front of thousands of participants and guests,” he added. The video scoreboard will promote the companies. Over the years several sponsors have helped fundraising efforts, including sponsor YAM Properties and Dan Dahl. Other sponsors include Four Peaks, Tito’s, Coca-Cola, Sun Devil Club, ASUYoung Professional Club (ypg), Cogburn's, ‘Speak of the Devils’(podcast)

and Ruby Red Media. The charity also has partnered with the Sun Devil Club to help with athletic scholarships for student-athletes pursuing degrees in the medical and/ or nursing programs at Arizona State University. Sponsorships range from $50 to $5,000 and include various promotional opportunities and team entries to the competition. The competition itself includes $1,000 in prizes. Registration is $60 for amateur level and $75 for pro/competitive. Sponsors and players can sign up at sundevilfamily.org.

Hales added. Additionally, docent training has been shortened from once a week for about six months to twice a week for two months. “They’re a group of very passionate individuals,” McCabe said of the docents. “They’re passionate about contemporary art, but they’re also very passionate about

education and raising awareness about the understanding of contemporary art.” SMoCA is still actively recruiting docents; Hales said she’d like to add 20 more to the team. “There was a theme that came out from the three keynote speakers at the conference that arts and culture really matter,

our narratives matter and are people who make things matter,” Robin said, explaining: “A good docent is someone who conveys that, not in a hit-them-over-the-head way, but in saying, ‘Yes, arts and culture really do matter.’” Information: smoca.org/docents.

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Sushi Roku joins ‘mocktail’ craze BY CHRISTOPHER BOAN Progress Staff Writer

ushi Roku bar manager Sarah Ehrman found herself in a bit of a quandary earlier this year, and it resulted in a radical change to the restaurant’s drink menu. Ehrman, who runs the bar at the sushi location inside the W Scottsdale, said guests would ask her for nonalcoholic versions of the bar’s iconic cocktails. Her problem was the bar did not have any pre-set menu for such drinks, leading her staff to develop a trio of “mocktails.” The drinks are a smashing success for the restaurant in the three months they’ve been offered, according to Ehrman. There’s been a rise in popularity for nonalcoholic takes on classic libations. “It definitely started because it’s not fair that people who don’t drink can’t have a fun beverage,” Ehrman said. “And we were just getting a lot

of requests for our signature cocktails without alcohol, so much so it’s like let’s cater to these guys a little bit more. “And then, if we’re just all making up random mocktails on the fly at the different locations, that customer can’t depend on something between location to location. They might’ve really liked something and could never get it again.” Mocktails have exploded in popularity, so much so that a Seattle woman named Marnie Ray created National Mocktail Week, Jan. 12 to Jan. 18, one year ago. “Throughout 2019, more restaurants and people entertaining at home began to serve up mocktails with greater frequency and flare, a trend we don’t see slowing down. We saw establishments make an effort to create and serve extraordinary alcohol-free drinks to patrons,” said Ray, who’s been sober for 17 years.

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The Zen Garden is a tasty concoction that includes cucumber, mint and pineapple juice. (Special to the Progress)

Sushi Roku bar manager Sarah Ehrman has created three nonalcoholic drinks. (Special to the Progress)

Hard seltzer, simpler cocktails gain popularity BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ake room, White Claw. The now-popular hard seltzer brand might have been the breakout star of 2019, but hard seltzer will only continue to trend upward this year with brands and restaurants alike serving up their own versions. In Scottsdale, that includes Schmooze Bar & Breakfast in Old Town, which recently added a 28-tap system featuring 16 hand-crafted kegged cocktails, including Aperol spritz — which also peaked in

popularity last year — and hard seltzers, which they infused with their own sugarfree flavors. “2020 will be a year filled with spritzes and hard seltzers, as consumers are looking to watch their calorie intake while still being able to enjoy refreshing beverages, whether during happy hour or on date night,” said Schmooze Managing Partner Steve Simonelli. According to Nielsen CGA 2020 data, hard seltzer will continue to thrive with the number of players doubling this year. “Growth rates for hard seltzer are unlikely to match those of summer 2019, as

the base of business grows substantially. At the same time, the introduction of so many new brands by new players, along with the introduction of new flavors, packaging and formulas by existing players, all will help to fuel growth,” Nielsen said. The continued popularity of hard seltzers is attributed to younger generations’ continued interest in healthier beverages. Those include lower ABV spirits, lower ABV ready-to-drink cocktails, lower ABV and lower-calorie IPAs, alternative beverages with no or low sugar and carbs, lowcalorie options and non-alcoholic craft beers.

“What I see having the biggest impact on cocktails in 2020 is low- or no-alcohol cocktails, as well as making cocktails more simply,” said Jim Gallen, food and beverage manager for Mountain Shadows. Gallen said that at Mountain Shadows, the best example of this is their Plum Tasty Cocktail, which features a double rye from High West, lemon and a house-made plum molasses. “We work thoughtfully to keep all of our cocktails simple, interesting and balanced,” he said.

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“The mocktail movement is about so much more than the drink—it’s about making guests feel welcome at our establishments and included in the moment.” With the number of Americans choosing not to drink alcohol but still socializing and enjoying going out for a meal, the need for better and more mocktails on the menu is needed and encouraged. Sushi Roku offers a trio of mocktails— Zen Garden, Lost in Paradise and Coco Loco. Zen Garden features cucumber, mint and a mixture of lime, lemon and Red Bull brand tonic water. Lost in Paradise has a spicy mix of serrano peppers and passion fruit puree, while Coco Loco is a newfound take on a beach favorite, with coconut water and syrup mixed with lime and pineapple juice with a splash of soda water.

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Simonelli agrees. “2020 will be for keeping it simple,” Simonelli said. “The time of complex and convoluted cocktail recipes is over! I think that bars will choose to keep things shorter and simpler, with garnishes following suit.” Hard kombucha and spiked coffee are predicted to gain popularity in 2020, too. “These options won’t make as big of a punch as leading seltzers on the market today but will attract a different type of consumer/drinker,” Nielson said. Holly Lyman, founder of Cottonwoodbased Wild Tonic, one of the most popular hard kombucha brands currently on the market with 10 different hard kombucha flavors from which to choose, calls hard kombucha the “next big trend.” “Hard Kombucha is an exciting new category of alcohol that appeals to people who are looking for a ‘better-for-you’ beverage option,” Lyman said. Currently, Wild Tonic’s most popular flavor is Blueberry Basil, which has a sweet and savory flavor profile. But Lyman said they plan to launch new flavors soon, including Backwoods Bliss, a bourbon barrel-aged 7.6 percent Jun that just won a Gold Medal at the 23rd Annual

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Sushi Roku’s mocktails Zen Garden $12 Cucumber, mint, lemon, lime and pineapple juice, Organics by Red Bull Tonic Coco Loco $12 Coconut water, coconut syrup, lime and pineapple juice Lost in Paradise $12 Serrano jalapenos, orgeat, lemon and pineapple, passion fruit and Organics by Red Bull Ginger Ehrman said the trio of drinks has been in hot demand since finding its way on the menu at the sushi haunt, with the Zen

Garden being a crowd favorite so far. Ehrman said the drinks are a hit, in part because the clientele at the W Scottsdale wants the taste of a cocktail without the inebriation that comes from it. “This is an exciting development because everyone should be able to turn up and still be able to drive home afterward if they want to,” she said. “And it’s just fun to be part of something that started here and is definitely branching out.” Ehrman’s statements are supported by global market research firm Mintel, who found in a 2019 study, 45 percent of Millennials would give up alcoholic beverages to improve their health. Ehrman is hopeful the trend toward nonalcoholic drinks will continue and encourages more bars and restaurants to embrace the trend. She believes Sushi Roku’s new menu

Hard Seltzers and hard kombuchas, like Cottonwood-based Wild Tonic, are among 2020’s cocktail trends. (Wild Tonic/Special to the Progress)

Great International Beer, Cider, Mead & Sake Competition. “We also will be releasing two flavors that were previously only available on a regional basis: Apple Prickly Pear Vanilla, originally developed for L’Auberge De Sedona with Head Chef Franck Desplechin, and Strawberry Blood Orange, a flavor masterminded by Chef Pete Ghione of Can-

yon Ranch at The Venetian in Las Vegas,” Lyman added. What sets Wild Tonic apart from other hard kombucha brands, according to Lyman, is its overall flavor profile. According to Beverly On Main Beverage Director Luis Vega, 2020 will be the year where brandy-style cocktails will shine. “Pisco is getting a lot of recognition by

items can serve as a step in the right direction in this regard, as customers will be able to order the same drinks at their locations. No longer are mocktails the on-thespot creation of bartenders, as they’re the next big thing in the bar industry, at least if people like Ehrman have their way. “If I make 20 signature cocktails on a slow night, I’ll make at least two of these new mocktails. And it’s refreshing for people to see something they can order that doesn’t have to have alcohol,” Ehrman said, adding: “So, it’s nice for them to be able to have a nice drink and something fun that they can’t get just anywhere. And they don’t have to booze themselves up.” Information: 7277 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, 480-970-2121, sushiroku.com. industry professionals due to its versatility, flavor, price and accessibility, creating a buzz and interest in this classic Peruvian spirit,” Vega said. Currently on the menu at the Old Town cocktail lounge are Pisco punch and Pisco sour, “refreshing, citrus, thirst quenchers packed with flavor and aromas,” Vega added. Gin and tonics will “finally have their moment in the spotlight,” too, according to Nielsen. “Classic gin, rum, and bourbon cocktails are coming back into the limelight,” said Hula’s Modern Tiki Bar Manager Corrie Turnbull. “I would expect to see a few different variations/twists on those classics such as a Negroni, French 75, old fashioned, Manhattan, daiquiri, and aviation. Over at Hotel Valley Ho, Beverage Ambassador PJ Baron predicts barrel-aged cocktails will make their way into the mainstream. “The great thing about this type of drink is you can make it quite complex, while being able to serve it to a large group quickly. The barrel aging definitely adds a richness and depth to the flavor,” he said. On the downtrend, however, are table wines, notably less expensive bottled wine, “as long as the economy continues to be healthy,” Nielsen said.

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On April 6, 2009, the District Board of Directors elected to institute the alternative election process described at A.R.S. §48-2384.01. As a result, ballots may only be obtained by mail or at the SRP Voting Center.

List 2: Sufficient ID without a photograph that bears the name and address (two required) • Utility bill of the voter that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election. A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone or cable television. • Bank or credit union statement that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election • Valid Arizona vehicle registration • Indian census card • Property tax statement • Valid Tribal enrollment card or other form of Tribal ID • Arizona vehicle insurance card • Recorder’s certificate • Valid United States federal, state or local government-issued ID • Voter registration card • Any mailing to the elector labeled as “Official Election Material”

Requests for early voting ballots will be accepted beginning Jan. 5, 2020. Prior to that date, applications to be placed on the Permanent Early Voter List can be submitted and be in effect for the April 7 election. To request an early voting ballot, visit the SRP website at srpnet. com/earlyballot or call (602) 236-3048 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. In addition, an early voting ballot may be requested in person from the Corporate Secretary’s Office located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early voting ballots will be mailed beginning March 11. The last day to request an early voting ballot by mail is March 27 at 5 p.m. Early voting ballots may be returned by mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided or in person at the SRP Voting Center located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 11 through April 6, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, April 7. On Election Day only, early voting ballots may also be returned to either of the following two off-site ballot drop-off locations which will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. (no voting, just early voting ballot drop-off): the SRP West Valley Service Center, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, and the SRP Southside Water Service Center, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210. Early voting ballots must be received no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.

An identification is “valid” unless it can be determined on its face that it has expired. All items from List 2 may be presented to the poll workers in electronic format, including on a smartphone or tablet. List 3: Mix and match from lists 1 and 2 (two required) • Any valid photo ID from List 1 in which the address does not reasonably match the election register accompanied by a non-photo ID from List 2 in which the address does reasonably match the election register • U.S. passport and one item from List 2 • U.S. military ID and one valid item from List 2

You may also vote in person at the SRP Voting Center located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 11 through April 6, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, April 7.

There will be a logic and accuracy test of the electronic vote processing and tallying equipment to be used in the election. The test will be open to eligible electors and will take place at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31.

In determining eligibility to vote, ownership of qualified land is determined as of Dec. 29, 2019. Lands held in certain trusts may be voted if an individual elector is appointed by the trustee(s) of the trust in accordance with trust voting requirements that can be viewed by visiting the SRP website at srpnet.com/elections or by calling the SRP Election Information Line at (602) 236-3048.

For additional information regarding the 2020 election or how to be added to the permanent early voting list for future elections, visit the SRP website at srpnet.com/elections.

Electors must also be qualified, registered Arizona voters as of March 9, 2020. Electors may cast one vote for each at-large position, seats 11 and 13, on the Board of Directors. Votes for all other positions are cast on an acreage basis.

List 1: Sufficient photo ID, including name and address (one required) • Valid Arizona driver license • Valid Arizona non-operating identification license • Tribal enrollment card or other form of Tribal ID • Valid United States federal, state or local government-issued ID

7TH ST.

3RD ST. 5TH ST.

14TH ST. 15TH ST. 16TH ST.

20TH ST.

VAN BUREN ST. WASHINGTON ST. 22ND ST.

15TH AVE.

Cuando llegue a votar al Centro de Votación el día de las elecciones, debe anunciar su nombre y lugar de residencia al funcionario electoral y presentar una forma de identificación de la Lista 1 o dos formas diferentes de identificación de la Lista 2 o la Lista 3. Lista 1: Identificación con foto, que incluya nombre y dirección (una es requerida) • Licencia de conducir válida de Arizona

CANAL CROS

COLLEGE AVE.

54TH ST.

ROOSEVELT ST.

SCUT

WASHINGTON ST.

RIVE

PIMA ST.

ROOSEVELT ST. PAPAGO DR. VAN BUREN ST. SUSAN LN. WEBER DR.

GILBERT DR.

Este aviso se publica por orden de la Junta Directiva y de conformidad con A.R.S. §48-2384.01.

Una identificación es “válida” a menos que se determine que ha sido expirada.

LÍMITES DE VOTACIÓN

Early voting ballots may be returned by mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided or in person at the SRP Voting Center located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 11 through April 6, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, April 7. On Election Day only, early voting ballots may also be returned to either of the following two off-site ballot drop-off locations which will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. (no voting, just early voting ballot drop-off): the SRP West Valley Service

El 6 de abril de 2009, la Junta de Gobernadores de la Asociación, eligió instituir el proceso de elección alternativa descrito en el Artículo X, Sección 20 de los Estatutos de la Asociación. Como resultado, las boletas solo se pueden obtener por correo o en el Centro de votación SRP. Las solicitudes de boletas de votación anticipada se aceptarán a partir del 5 de enero de 2020. Antes de esa fecha, las solicitudes que se colocarán en la Lista Permanente de Votantes Tempranos pueden presentarse y estar en vigor para las elecciones del 7 de abril.

ELECCIONES DE SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT Y POWER DISTRICT

El 6 de abril de 2009, la Junta Directiva del Distrito eligió instituir el proceso de elección alternativa descrito en A.R.S. §48-2384.01. Como resultado, las boletas solo se pueden obtener por correo o en un Centro de votación SRP.

Las boletas de votación anticipada pueden devolverse por correo en el sobre sellado con su dirección que se proporciona o en persona en el Centro de Votación de SRP ubicado en el Edificio de Administración de SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, 8: 30 a.m. a 5 p.m., del 11 de marzo al 6 de abril, y de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. el día de las elecciones, el 7 de abril. Solo el día de las elecciones, las

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El martes 7 de abril de 2020 (“Día de las elecciones”), los propietarios de tierras calificadas o individuos que hayan sido designados por el administrador fiduciario para votar en tierras de un fideicomiso calificado tendrán la oportunidad de votar por los miembros del gobierno organismos de Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association (la “Asociación”), y el Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (el “Distrito”), colectivamente “SRP”.

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Habrá una prueba de lógica y precisión del procesamiento electrónico de votos y el equipo de conteo que se utilizará en la elección. La prueba estará abierta a los electores elegibles y se llevará a cabo en el Edificio Administrativo SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, a las 4 p.m. el martes 31 de marzo.

• Identificación válida emitida por el gobierno federal, estatal o local de los Estados Unidos

Para solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada, visite el sitio web de SRP en misrp.com/boletatemprana o llame al (602) 2363048 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. Además, se puede solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada en persona en la Oficina del Secretario Corporativo ubicada en el Edificio Administrativo SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. Las boletas de votación anticipada se enviarán por correo a partir del 11 de marzo. El último día para solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada es el 27 de marzo a las 5 p.m.

Las solicitudes de boletas de votación anticipada se aceptarán a partir del 5 de enero de 2020. Antes de esta fecha, las solicitudes que se colocarán en la Lista Permanente de Votantes Tempranos pueden presentarse y entrar en vigencia para las elecciones del 7 de abril.

Una identificación es “válida” a menos que pueda determinarse que ha expirado. A cualquier elector que no proporcione identificación suficiente no se le emitirá una boleta electoral regular, pero recibirá una boleta provisional y tendrá tres (3) días hábiles después de la elección (antes de las 5 pm del viernes 10 de abril) para proporcionar una identificación suficiente al SRP Secretario Corporativo, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, para que se cuente su boleta provisional.

Para obtener información adicional sobre las elecciones de 2020 o cómo agregarse a la lista permanente de votación anticipada para futuras elecciones, visite el sitio web de SRP en misrp.com/elecciones.

El voto de su asociación le brinda la oportunidad de elegir a los funcionarios que toman decisiones que tienen impacto en la calidad y el costo del agua

APACHE BLVD.

El voto de su distrito le brinda la oportunidad de elegir a los funcionarios que toman decisiones que tendrá un impacto en la calidad y el costo de la electricidad.

• Pasaporte estadounidense y un artículo de la Lista 2

« UBICACIÓN DEL CENTRO DE VOTACIÓN SRP: SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281 del 11 de marzo al 6 de abril, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. Día de las elecciones, 7 de abril, de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. • SOLO UBICACIONES DE DEVOLUCIÓN DE BOLETA DE SRP (sin votación, solo entrega de boleta): SRP West Valley Service Center, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, y SRP Southside Water Service Center, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210 Abierto solo el día de las elecciones, 7 de abril, 6 am– 7 pm.

Center, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, and the SRP Southside Water Service Center, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210. Early voting ballots must be received no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. You may also vote in person at the SRP Voting Center located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 11 through April 6, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, April 7. Positions up for election are one position on the Board of Governors in each of voting districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 and three positions on the Council in each of voting districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. All Association positions have four-year terms. The map above shows the voting boundaries of the Association. In determining eligibility to vote, ownership of qualified land is determined as of Dec. 29, 2019. Lands held in certain trusts may be voted if an individual voter is appointed by the trustee(s) of the trust in accordance with trust voting requirements that can be viewed by visiting the SRP website at srpnet.com/elections or by calling the SRP Election Information Line at (602) 236-3048. Voters must also be at least 18 years of age. Votes for all positions are cast on an acreage basis. For additional information regarding the 2020 election or how to be added to the Permanent Early Voting List for future elections, visit the SRP website at srpnet.com/elections. This notice is published by order of the Board of Governors and in accordance with the Association By-Laws.

ELECCIÓN DE ASOCIACIONES PARA USUARIOS DE AGUA DEL VALLE DE SALT RIVER

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Lista 3: Puede escoger una opción entre las listas 1 y 2 (se requieren dos)

• Tarjeta de inscripción tribal u otra forma de identificación tribal

• Licencia válida de identificación no operativa de Arizona

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Una identificación es “válida” a menos que pueda determinarse que ha expirado. Todos los artículos de la Lista 2 pueden presentarse a los trabajadores electorales en formato electrónico, incluso en un teléfono inteligente o tableta.

LINCOLN ST.

16TH ST.

7TH ST. 11TH AVE.

WATKINS ST.

INDIAN SCHOOL RD.

62ND ST.

56TH ST. FLOWER ST.

GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION

• Cualquier envío al elector etiquetado como “Material Electoral Oficial”

BUCKEYE RD.

PIMA ST. DURANGO ST.

2ND ST.

24TH ST.

12TH ST.

BLACK CANYON FREEWAY

NSOL CANAIDATE D L

AZ OLD .CANAL BURG / LAT. ESS

GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION

PRICE RD.

HUNT HWY.

GERMANN RD.

OCOTILLO RD.

78TH ST. HAYDEN RD.

Due to small scale, boundaries shown are approximate.

QUEEN CREEK RD.

GARFIELD ST.

SHERMAN ST.

74TH ST.

GOLDWATER BLVD.

TI VA

RESERVATION

MC DOWELL RD.

HARRISON ST.

MILLER RD.

PRICE FWY.

H UT

HAROLD ST.

INDIAN

OAK ST.

PAPAGO FWY.

ROOSEVELT ST. FILMORE ST.

RURAL RD.

S RE

RIVER

17TH AVE.

ALLEY SOUTH OF CULVER

OSBORN RD.

VIRGINIA AVE.

3RD AVE.

19TH AVE. MC DOWELL RD.

SUPERSTITION FWY.

ALM SCHOOL RD.

EARLL DR.

12TH ST.

MULBERRY ST.

THOMAS RD.

CAMBRIDGE AVE. VIRGINIA AVE.

PECOS RD. GILA

10TH ST.

2ND AVE. CENTRAL AVE. CATALINA DR.

4TH AVE.

MONTEREY WAY

CENTRAL AVE.

11TH AVE.

GILBERT RD.

PIMA RD.

PIMA FWY.

15TH AVE.

HOHOKAM EXPWY.

HIGHL INE CA N AL OF

MARICOPA

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40TH ST.

BASELINE RD.

FWY.

49TH AVE.

ROOSEVELT

47TH AVE.

51ST AVE. ER

7TH AVE.

NEW

RIV

SOUTH MOUNTAIN

RIV

CARVER RD.

RED APACHE BLVD.

CANA

SO. MTN. AVE.

MARICOPA FWY.

CANAL

HIGHLINE

OSBORN RD. L

RIVER

SALT

SOUTHERN

AGUA

VAN BUREN ST.

CANA

RURAL RD.

PIESTAWA FWY.

PAPAGO FWY.

AZ. CANAL/ OLD BURGESS LAT.

• Tarjeta de registro de votante

• Identificación militar de EE. UU. Y un artículo válido de la Lista 2

To request an early voting ballot, visit the SRP website at srpnet. com/earlyballot or call (602) 236-3048 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. In addition, an early voting ballot may be requested in person from the Corporate Secretary’s Office located at the SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Early voting ballots will be mailed beginning March 11. The last day to request an early voting ballot by mail is March 27 at 5 p.m.

INDIAN SCHOOL RD. FAIRMONT AVE. CLARENDON AVE.

INDIANOLA AVE. COLUMBUS AVE.

ARIZONA AVE.

• Identificación válida emitida por el gobierno federal, estatal o local de los Estados Unidos

Los electores también deben ser votantes calificados y registrados de Arizona a partir del 9 de marzo de 2020. Los electores pueden emitir un voto por cada puesto general, escaños 11 y 13, en la Junta de Directores. Los votos para todas las demás posiciones se emiten en función de la superficie.

On April 6, 2009, the Association Board of Governors elected to institute the alternative election process described in Article X, Section 20 of the Association By-Laws. As a result, ballots may only be obtained by mail or at the SRP Voting Center. Requests for early voting ballots will be accepted beginning Jan. 5, 2020. Prior to that date, applications to be placed on the Permanent Early Voter List can be submitted and be in effect for the April 7 election.

CAMPBELL AVE.

TURNEY AVE. GLENROSA AVE. DEVONSHIRE AVE.

24TH ST.

27TH AVE.

BLACK CANYON FREEWAY

67TH AVE.

FRIA

RIV

AGUA

FRIA

• Certificado del registrador

• Cualquier identificación válida con fotografía de la Lista 1 en la que la dirección no coincida razonablemente con el registro electoral acompañada de una identificación sin fotografía de la Lista 2 en la que la dirección coincida razonablemente con el registro electoral

Your Association vote gives you an opportunity to elect the officials who make decisions that have an impact on the quality and cost of water.

12TH ST. LONGVIEW AVE. 13TH PL. 14TH ST.

ER RIV

O IZ AL

MC DOWELL RD.

• Tarjeta de seguro de vehículo de Arizona

SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS’ ASSOCIATION ELECTION

NORTHERN AVE.

ARIZON

• Tarjeta de inscripción tribal válida u otra forma de identificación tribal

• SRP BALLOT DROP-OFF ONLY LOCATIONS (no voting, just ballot drop-off): SRP West Valley Service Center, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, and SRP Southside Water Service Center, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210 Open only on Election Day, April 7, 6 a.m.–7 p.m.

AR CAN

• Declaración de impuestos de propiedad

• Declaración del banco o cooperativa de crédito con fecha dentro de los 90 días de la fecha de la elección

Grey indicates non-votable lands. Call (602) 236-3048 to see if you are eligible to vote.

GLENDALE AVE.

• Tarjeta de censo indio

« SRP VOTING CENTER LOCATION: SRP Administration Building, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281 March 11 through April 6, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Election Day, April 7, 6 a.m.–7 p.m.

El gris indica tierras no votables. Llame al (602) 236-3048 para ver si es elegible para votar.

• Registro válido de vehículo en Arizona

Al determinar la elegibilidad para votar, la propiedad de la tierra calificada se determina a partir del 29 de diciembre de 2019. Las tierras en ciertos fideicomisos se pueden votar si el fideicomisario del fideicomiso designa a un elector individual de acuerdo con los requisitos de votación del fideicomiso. puede verse visitando el sitio web de SRP en misrp.com/elecciones o llamando a la Línea de información de elecciones de SRP al (602) 236-3048.

• Factura de servicios públicos del votante con fecha dentro de los 90 días de la fecha de la elección. Una factura de servicios públicos puede ser de electricidad, gas, agua, desechos sólidos, alcantarillado, teléfono, teléfono celular o televisión por cable.

VOTING BOUNDARIES

When you arrive to vote at the Voting Center on Election Day, you must announce your name and place of residence to the election official and present one form of identification from List 1 or two different forms of identification from List 2 or List 3.

También puede votar en persona en el Centro de Votación de SRP ubicado en el Edificio de Administración de SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m., del 11 de marzo al 6 de abril, y 6 am a 7 pm el día de las elecciones, el 7 de abril.

Lista 2: Identificación suficiente sin una fotografía que lleve el nombre y la dirección (se requieren dos)

This notice is published by order of the Board of Directors and in accordance with A.R.S. §48-2384.01.

IDENTIFICATION AT THE VOTING CENTER

IDENTIFICACIÓN EN EL CENTRO DE VOTACIÓN

An identification is “valid” unless it can be determined on its face that it has expired. Any elector who does not provide sufficient identification shall not be issued a regular ballot, but shall receive a provisional ballot and will have three (3) business days after the election (by 5 p.m. Friday, April 10) to provide sufficient ID to the SRP Corporate Secretary, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, in order for their provisional ballot to be counted.

Positions up for election are one position on the Board of Directors in each of voting divisions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9; two at-large Board of Directors positions, 11 and 13; and three positions on the Council in each of voting divisions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. All District positions have four-year terms.

Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, 8: 30 a.m. a 5 p.m., del 11 de marzo al 6 de abril, y de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. el día de las elecciones, el 7 de abril. Solo el día de las elecciones, las boletas de votación anticipada también pueden devolverse a cualquiera de los siguientes dos lugares de entrega de boletas fuera del sitio, que estarán abiertos de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. (sin votación, solo entrega de boletas de votación anticipada): el Centro de Servicio SRP West Valley, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, y el Centro de Servicio de Agua SRP Southside, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210. Las boletas de votación anticipada deben recibirse a más tardar a las 7 pm el día de las elecciones.

Para solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada, visite el sitio web de SRP en misrp.com/boletatemprana o llame al (602) 236-3048 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. Además, se puede solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada en persona, en la Oficina del Secretario Corporativo ubicada en el Edificio Administrativo SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. Las boletas de votación anticipada, se enviarán por correo a partir del 11 de marzo. El último día para solicitar una boleta de votación anticipada es el 27 de marzo a las 5 p.m. Las boletas de votación anticipada pueden devolverse por correo en el sobre sellado con su dirección que se proporciona o en persona en el Centro de Votación de SRP ubicado en el Edificio de Administración de SRP, 1500 N.

boletas de votación anticipada también pueden devolverse a cualquiera de los siguientes dos lugares de entrega de boletas fuera del sitio, que estarán abiertos de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. (sin votación, solo entrega de boletas de votación anticipada): el Centro de Servicio SRP West Valley, 221 N. 79th Ave., Tolleson, AZ, 85353, y el SRP Southside Water Service Center, 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ, 85210. Las boletas de votación anticipada deben recibirse a más tardar a las 7 p.m. el día de las elecciones. También puede votar en persona en el Centro de votación de SRP ubicado en el Edificio de Administración de SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 85281, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m., del 11 de marzo al 6 de abril y de 6 a.m. a 7 p.m. el día de las elecciones, el 7 de abril. Las posiciones para la elección, son una posición en la Junta de Gobernadores en cada uno de los distritos electorales 1, 3, 5, 7 y 9 y tres posiciones en el Consejo en cada uno de los distritos electorales 1, 3, 5, 7 y 9. Todos los puestos de la Asociación tienen períodos de cuatro años. El mapa de arriba muestra los límites de votación de la Asociación. Al determinar la elegibilidad para votar, la propiedad de la tierra calificada se determina a partir del 29 de diciembre de 2019. Las tierras en ciertos fideicomisos se pueden votar si el fideicomisario del fideicomiso designa a un votante individual de acuerdo con los requisitos de votación del fideicomiso puede verse visitando el sitio web de SRP en misrp.com/ elecciones o llamando a la línea de información

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Buffalo Cheddar Chile Dip takes you deep into deliciousness

ou love jalapeno poppers. You love great Mexican dips. Now you can have them both with this cheesy, slightly spicy dish that gives you no choice but to dive in and indulge. The Buffalo Cheddar Chile Dip is so simple to whip up, bake up and gobble up for those game day watch parties or for any get-together. It’s also one of those recipes that you can adapt, adjust and add to for more kick. This dip combines crispy bacon bits, shredded grilled or rotisserie chicken and several cheeses. When creating this recipe, I came across Alouette Spicy Jalapeno Spread in the deli section of

the grocery store and decided to add it to the shredded cheddar and jack cheeses as well as the cream cheese. It’s optional, but it does add a spicy yet creamy texture. If you want the dip to have more heat, just add more diced jalapeños or green chiles. Love bacon? Just add more. I baked this dip in a cast-iron skillet and served it right from the pan with lots of corn tortilla chips and some homemade ﬂour tortilla chips. It can also be served with crostini, crackers or cut vegetables. This Buffalo Cheddar Chile Dip is worth the deep dive into deliciousness.

Ingredients: 10 slices bacon, cooked crisp and chopped ﬁne 2-3 chicken thighs or breasts, grilled and shredded 1 (8-oz.) cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup sour cream 1 container Alouette Spicy Jalapeno Spread (Optional) 2 jalapeños, minced or 1 (4oz) can diced jalapeños 1 (7oz) can diced green chiles 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar, plus ½ cup for topping 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack, ½ cup for topping 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper

In a large bowl, stir together cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, cheese spread, cheddar and jack cheeses, jalapenos, green chiles, bacon, chicken, garlic powder, salt and pepper. (Reserve some shredded cheese, bacon and jalapeno for topping.) Transfer to an 8-inch oven-safe skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup each of cheddar and Monterey Jack, cooked bacon, and jalapeño. Bake until dip is golden and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.

Directions: Preheat oven to 350º. Cook bacon crisp. When cooled, chop bacon. Grill chicken and then shred. (If desired, shred a store-bought rotisserie chicken.)

How to make Homemade Flour or Corn Tortilla Chips Stack several tortillas on top of each other and cut into triangles. Repeat until all tortillas are used up. Heat vegetable oil to about 350 degrees. Carefully drop the triangles into the oil and fry for a few seconds. With tongs, turn the triangles over and fry until golden brown. Transfer the chips to a paper towel and sprinkle with salt. Serve with Buffalo Cheddar Chile Dip.

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