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All sides rip new official in water debate BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

NEIGHBORS..............22 Scottsdale author pens memoir to late father.

BUSINESS....................25 More bad news for homebuyers.

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oth sides in the fight over creating a water district in the Rio Verde Foothills area are waiting on Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin to act – and no one, even a state representative, is very happy that he hasn’t. Galvin represents the area on the board of supervisors, which must ultimately decide

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whether to create the “non-contiguous domestic water improvement district,” known as a DWID. But Galvin is not ready to act just yet. He said he is weighing both sides of the issue and that to rush into a decision would be doing a disservice to everyone. “Once I feel I have all of the facts … the County will move forward,” Galvin said. Galvin said he began studying the situation before he was appointed to his office and that

he is sorting out the facts. “I know time is of the essence,” he said. Over 560 home owners in the area have banded together to form a petition to create a DWID because water hauling from the City of Scottsdale’s spigot is set to stop the first of next year, leaving those homes, which are not in the city limits, without water. Others oppose creating the water district

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he World’s Most Western Town is getting ready to saddle up, COVID be damned. After minimizing last year’s events, Western Week is ready to return to Scottsdale at a scale of pre-pandemic attendance numbers and events, beginning on Saturday, Jan. 29. This year, the celebration not only returns to its normal time slot between January and February but will see the return of historic events like the Parada Del Sol and free admission

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New interim president named to SCC PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

veteran higher education leader has been named the new interim president of Scottsdale Community College. Veronica Hipolito is replacing the retiring Chris Haynes at the end of the month. Hipolito currently serves as ChandlerGilbert Community College’s vice president of student affairs and “provides leadership and support to advance the College’s mission of student success and completion,” according to a release. Prior to joining the Maricopa County Community College District, Hipolito worked at Coconino Community College and served on the leadership team that created the CCC2NAU program, a nationally recognized partnership with Northern Arizona University. The program was recognized with a 2012 Lee Noel-Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Award and the 2012 Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award from the National Academic Advising Association. She worked at NAU for nine years, starting as a graduate student in the Office of Greek Life, then advancing to director of the Office of Residence Life and then becoming coordinator of Greek Life. Hipolito received her M.A. in counseling from Northern Arizona University and was inducted into the 2021 College of Education Hall of Fame for her contributions to

Veronica Hipolito education. She is currently working toward her doctorate in higher education and organizational change at Benedictine University. The Maricopa County Community College District is in the final stages of a national search for a permanent president for SCC and has stated an appointment is expected to be named in the coming months. Interim Chancellor Steven R. Gonzales, the district’s governing board and a presidential search committee are still inviting applicants. “The College seeks an experienced, innovative, and visionary leader with a passion for teaching, learning, and student success and who can leverage the talents of an ex-

ceptional faculty and staff to create opportunities for students,” that invitation states. “With a leadership style that evokes trust because it is grounded in a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the new president will engage the institutional wisdom of faculty, staff, and administration to lead the College to sustained levels of further student success grounded in rigorous academic achievement,” it adds. After 38 years in higher education, including 30 years of service in MCCCD, Haines’ extensive career in higher education includes multiple leadership roles of rising responsibilities. Before joining SCC in 2018, she spent seven years at Phoenix College as dean of student affairs, vice president of student affairs and then interim president. She had previously served as an adjunct instructor at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Mesa Community College and South Mountain Community College, as well as student affairs and enrollment services positions for Mesa Community College, South Mountain Community College and SCC. Scottsdale Community College serves about 10,000 students a year, offering more than 100 degrees and 60 certificates of completion in diverse occupational areas. At $85 per credit hour, it is considered one of the most affordable colleges in Maricopa County, and the average class size is students.

State Capitol COVID policy sidelines Scottsdale rep BY EMILY SACIA Cronkite News

ASHINGTON – Even though Rep. Raúl Grijalva tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday, the Tucson Democrat was still able to cast votes in Congress by proxy Thursday while he was quarantined at home. That’s an option state Rep. Kelli Butler, DScottsdale, wishes she had. The Arizona House largely reverted to pre-pandemic rules this session, which means representatives have to be present at the Capitol to vote or debate. And that means Butler, who remained in isolation Thursday after a positive test earlier this week, cannot perform her legislative duties.

“I think it’s a threat to democracy,” Butler said. “It’s necessary for democracy and it’s necessary that people can weigh in on bills that are going to affect their lives.” But state Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, thinks the state Constitution is clear – legislators need to do their lawmaking in person. “The main rule is that you have to be in the Capitol building,” Kavanagh said. “And this is because it’s a requirement of the Arizona Constitution.” Butler is not the only one upset by the change. Rep. Judy Schwiebert, D-Phoenix, unsuccessfully tried to get the House Appropriations Committee to allow remote participation by members and the public

Wednesday. And Rep. Athena Salman, DPhoenix, asked House Speaker Rusty Bowers before the start of this year’s legislative session for permission to participate from home, citing the impending birth of her first child. But Bowers, who was quoted in news reports saying he is “trying to give some air of normalcy” to the Legislature, sharply limited virtual participation this year. While people can still watch streamed House proceedings, they cannot participate unless they are in the Capitol in person – lawmakers included. Members can vote from their offices in the Capitol, if they have advance permission from Bowers, but they

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Middle school returning to Coronado Community BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

he Coronado Learning Community in southern Scottsdale is getting its own middle school back. The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board voted 4-1 last week to follow staff recommendations to return Tonalea, formerly known as Supai Middle School, to a grades 6-8 middle school next year and send K-5 students already there to the Yavapai, Hohokam or Pima elementary schools. The plan also calls for allowing kids who transferred to Yavapai from Hohokam while that school was rebuilt to return to their home school or stay at Hohokam. Transportation will continue to be provided for a year for students who attend Hohokam but live in inside the Yavapai boundaries. The lone vote against the move came from board member Libby Hart-Wells, who wanted a spending cap of $916,000 on the transition. She then moved to place such a cap, which is what staff projected the cost at, but the motion died for lack of a second. Hart-Wells said she supports the transition, but just wanted a lid on spending. “That is in large part not because I think this is going to be a runaway cost or expenditure or not get offset as board member (Patty) Beckman described but because of our fact pattern and the way that we sit today in the state of Arizona with ... an aggregate expenditure limit cap being on the horizon.” The Legislature has until March 1 to lift an annual spending limit for Arizona’s school districts or they will be required to cut their budgets 16% by April 1. “It’s a $27 million-plus hit to Scottsdale Unified School District if the Legislature doesn’t act,” SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel said. But Beckman pointed out that funding will accompany kids wherever they go in the shift, meaning the out-of-pocket cost to the district should be more like $86,000 – including $60,000 in moving expenses, $6,000 for rebranding and $20,000 for marketing. Shifting students and creating a dedicated middle school should increase capac-

ity in the learning community and reverse Coronado’s downward trend in enrollment, school officials hope. “I don’t know what the future of Coronado holds,” board member Jann-Michael Greenburg said. “I believe investing in it is the right decision at this time and I believe that by providing a dedicated middle school, that is something that will appeal to parents and students alike,” Coronado High School ended the 20192020 school year with 845 students and 2020-21 with 705 students. It started this year with 705 students. Staff predicts the move will create a 3% drop in students in the learning community in the first year, but sees increases of 5% the following four years. “Anyone who feels that moving students back to Yavapai, rebranding it, providing them up to date technology so they have the same high learning experience that other students in our district have, anyone who looks at that and thinks that’s the wrong move is very sad in my mind,” Greenburg said. “As I mentioned before, I believe the Coronado learning community has been seriously neglected for decades here.” Board member Zach Lyndsay said the move makes sense. “It’s the only learning community that does not have a 6-8 middle school; it’s just common sense to give them one,” he said. “I don’t know how you have the proper growth without that.” Currently there are three K-5 grade schools in the learning community – Yavapai, Hohokam and Pima – that feed into the sixth through eighth grades at the K-8 Tonalea Elementary, which feeds into Coronado High. Until 2014, those three K-5 schools and a fourth called Tonalea Elementary fed into one 6-8 middle school named Supai. But in 2014, Tonalea Elementary was abandoned for lack of repairs and its name and students went over to Supai. The 10-acre lot where the Tonalea Elementary sat, near the intersection of 68th and Oak streets, is chained off and sits mostly empty except for a solitary building. The Phoenix Rising Soccer Cub is interested in renting the space on a long-term

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very appealing to our visitors,” said Karen Churchard, the director of tourism and events for the City of Scottsdale. While the event now falls closer to its traditional time, long-time attendees of the week-long festivities may have noticed that this year’s events are taking place a week earlier than usual. That’s because the National Football League changed its schedule, extending playoffs deeper into January. “It’s a long-standing tradition that the event has been held anywhere between the end of January to mid-February,” Churchard said. “Six years ago, we landed on the second weekend of February as our date so that we weren’t moving it around as much. However, with the Super Bowl now being held on the second Sunday of February and the Waste Management Open falling at the same time, we had to be mindful of that.” The City also was mindful of safety with regard to the large crowds that converge on Scottsdale this time of year. Saturday Jan. 29 Western Week OldTown Scottsdale Farmers Market 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., free, Brown Avenue and First Street. OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., TBA, 3806 N. Brown Ave. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. Tickets start at $39. puzzlerides.com. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $20, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 3830 N. Marshall Way. Western Bracelet Workshop 4-5 p.m. $39, The Merchantile of Scottsdale. 3965 N. Brown Ave. Los Lobos 8 p.m., $40-$65, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. Sunday Jan. 30 First: Native American Artists of Arizona 1-5 p.m., free, Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required, puzzlerides.com. Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $20, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Monday Jan. 31 OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m.-4 p.m., TBA.

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“We met with our Police Department, Fire Department and public safety officers and determined that the best scenario was to move Western Week and its historic event to the first weekend of February,” Churchard said. Upon the success of events like Canal Convergence and Scottsdazzle, which both drew record crowds, Churchard expects large attendance at each of the signature events that make up Western Week. “Canal Convergence was bigger and better this year than it was in 2019 and our Scottsdazzle tree lighting sing along event saw record crowds so we anticipate that we will have strong crowds at all of these events,” she said. The date is not the only change for this year. Due to the current construction at the Civic Center, the famed Arizona Indian Festival will be held at the Old Town Parking Corral near First Street and Brown Avenue Feb. 5-6. Still, Arizona Indian Festival organizers hope see attendance rocket back to prepandemic numbers.

“Last year we didn’t know what attendance was going to be or what the general energy was going to be from participants and attendees,” said Jeffrey Lazos-Ferns, a spokesman for the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association and producer for the Native Edible Experience. “We were pleasantly surprised.” Lazos-Ferns also hopes the artists who display their work at the festival share in the event’s success. “With the pandemic, the majority of the 40-plus artists who showcase at the festival lost their income since they were not able to travel the circuits selling their crafts,” he said. “A lot of them were glad to be back out in public and we received continuous feedback from guests that it felt good to be back around humans.” Lazos-Fern noted that the festival offers guests an excellent opportunity to obtain collectable artwork. “A lot of our native artists, especially our higher tired ones that are collectible have a following where people collect their stuff,” “This allows local collectors to see their new work.”

First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Free Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com

ward S. Curtis 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., $20, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Free Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Gold Palette Artwalk 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., free, Main Street from Scottsdale Road to Goldwater Boulevard and North of Indian School Road on Marshall Way to 5th Avenue. Desert Terrarium Workshop 6-7 p.m., $65, Flower Bar, 4200 N Craftsman Court. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com.

Your guide to Western Week events

Tuesday Feb. 1 Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $20, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free, Scottsdale Civic Center Library. OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., TBA. An encounter with Edward S. Curtis 1-3 p.m., $45, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com. Wednesday Feb. 2 Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward S. Curtis 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $20, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Old Town Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m.-4 p.m., TBA. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free, Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com Thursday Feb. 3 Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Ed-

Friday Feb. 4 Free admission to Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free, Scottsdale Civic Center Library. OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TBA. 64th Annual Hashknife Pony Express Arrival 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. An Encounter With Edward S. Curtis 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. $45 Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com Saturday Feb. 5 The Best of the West Tour 9 a.m. $95 Free admission to Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s

The Indian Festival will also feature a special and exclusive event hosted at the Museum of the West on Feb. 5 titled the Native Edible Experience, where up to 150 guests will have the opportunity to taste native cuisine and beverages. “The Native Edible Experience is a contemporary piece where we work with native chefs from Arizona tribes to curate four chefs working with ancestral food ingredients to create contemporary dishes,” said Lazos-Fern. “This offers a very contemporary and native feel in a museum setting to complement the traditional stuff going on at the Arizona Indian Festival.” The American Indian Festival and Native Edible Experience are just a small sampling of the festivities for guests to enjoy during western week. “The Old Town Rodeo Museum is a cute little venue that has some wonderful artifacts that support the rodeo dating back to the 1950s,” Churchard said. Puzzle Rides has also conjured up an interactive tour around the city, the Gold

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Museum of the West 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., free. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Parada Del Sol Historic Parade 10 a.m. - noon. free, Route begins at Drinkwater Boulevard and ends at Brown Road and Indian School Road. OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TBA. Trails End Festival Noon - 4 p.m., Free, Festival is held in the historic OldTown District Arizona Indian Festival 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., free, Brown Avenue and 1st Street Arizona Native Edible Experience 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. $25 Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Tickets are limited. An Indigenous Experience: Native American Arts & Culture $29 - $35 Call 480-664-4822 for details Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com Sunday Feb. 6 OldTown Scottsdale Rodeo Museum 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. TBA. Western Week Painting: Saguaro in Bloom 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., $40, Brush Bar, 7010 E. Main St. First: Native American Artists of Arizona 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Free Scottsdale Civic Center Library. Puzzle Rides: Wild West Heist Reservations required. puzzlerides.com

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deal for its youth soccer program. If the deal is approved, Phoenix Rising wants to put $3 million to $4 million of improvements to the area, including creating two lighted soccer fields, remodeling the existing building on the site, creating an administrative office, putting in 100 parking spots and landscaping the perimeter. Improvements would also include a walking track and a playground. Phoenix Rising is Arizona’s highest level professional soccer team. It plays in the USL Championship League, which has teams in the United States and Canada. In other business, the board unanimously elected Julie Cieniawski its president and Hart-Wells vice president for 2021 during

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Palette Artwalk and the Farmers Market is also expected to generate a buzz around Old Town. “It’s a lot of really great activities going on throughout OldTown that we promote along with our signature events,” Churchard said. While the events are set to see large

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its annual reorganization. “Ms. Cieniawski has worn more hats in the Scottsdale Unified School District, more than any of us at this daiz, giving her a unique perspective and institutional knowledge,” Hart-Wells said in nominating Cieniawski. “From all indications, that perspective and knowledge will serve the district well in the upcoming months.” Cieniawski was approved unanimously. Greenburg then nominated Zach Lindsay for vice president role, but Lindsay turned around and nominated Hart-Wells, stating, “I just don’t know I have the time commitment for that role so I will have to decline.” Hart-Wells was approved 4-1, with Greenburg casting the sole dissenting vote. “I won’t go into the reasons here because I don’t think that would be appropriate,” he said. audiences, there has been an added onus on safety as the pandemic continues to surge. “Almost all of the events are fully outdoors or partially indoors so it’s fair to say that it›s safe for people to come out as long as they adhere to the guidance of the CDC,” Churchard said. Additionally, the Arizona Indian Festival will feature safety protocols like social dis-

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must be in the building. No working from home. Kavanagh noted that it was Democrats two years ago – including Salman – who opposed GOP efforts to allow more remote work by the Legislature. He defended the end of remote testimony this session, saying that it will end the problem of witnesses who flood “the system with the testimony from people who might not even be Arizona residents.” That has not proven to be an issue in Congress, where there is greater control over who testifies at committee hearings. Both the House and Senate continue to hold hearings with some members and witnesses in the room and some participating

tancing markers, sanitizers, masks on hand and handled items will be cleaned after each use. With these safety measures in place, Lazos-Fern hopes that the week reminds guests of Scottsdale’s history. “What intrigues me and excites me every year is the educational component,” LazosFern said. “A lot of people that aren’t familiar with the history of this great state do

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virtually, which they have done for much of the past two years. In order to vote by proxy, lawmakers must designate another member to vote on their behalf and notify them, in writing, on how to vote for each individual bill. That makes more sense to Butler, who called the state Capitol procedures “this stupid policy.” “It’s devastating not to be able to be there to represent my constituents,” said Butler. “In another world, if I didn’t care so much about the health of my colleagues, I could have easily gone down there and been in the meeting and exposed people,” Butler said. “It incentivizes people to go down there and participate, this stupid policy, even though they’re sick.”

not realize it is these Western Week style events that bring the historical and entertaining pieces.” He also hopes this serves as a way for the community to regroup. “I hope that everyone is safe and has a great experience,” Lazos-Fern said. “I also hope that we can celebrate each other as a community.” Info: scottsdalewesternweek.com

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Bill would let dentists pretty up your face BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

Senate panel voted last week to allow dental patients to get their lips puffed up, cheeks filled out and brow wrinkles smoothed at the same place they now get their cavities filled. And at least part of the reason for it is to buttress their earnings. Without dissent, members of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services agreed to expand what dentists can do to include providing Botox injections for cosmetic purposes. This involves injecting a toxin that is designed to paralyze muscles, a move that can decrease wrinkles, particularly in the forehead The same measure, SB 1074, also would allow the cosmetic use of “dermal fillers,’’ chemicals that can get rid of deepset lines in the face and neck, as well as plumping up lips. John MacDonald, lobbyist for the Arizona Dental Association, told legislators that state lawmakers that these practices already are within the scope of what dentists are allowed to do. Only thing is, he said, they are limited to “therapeutic’’ situations. W. Brian Powley, a dentist who practices in Paradise Valley, told Capitol Media Services that could include injections of what is formally known as botulinum toxin type A into a patient with temporomandibular joint dysfunction, better known as TMJ. He said it has the effect of inactivating the muscles to grant pain relief. Similarly, Powley said that fillers might be appropriate after major jaw surgery. But what dentists in Arizona can’t do legally is advertise for patients who simply want to look better rather than having it part of a dental treatment plan. Phoenix dentist Kevin Ortale told lawmakers there’s no reason for the distinction or the restrictions. He pointed out that under Arizona law some of these procedures, particularly Botox injections, already can be performed even by nurses and others working at medical spas simply because they

are practicing under the off-site supervision of doctors who may have no specific experience in facial issues. The alternative, Ortale said, is to have “a uniquely talented group of medical professionals, highly experienced with thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of injections in and around the mouth.’’ Still, there is a financial component. Ortale told lawmakers his business is down by almost 20% since the COVID outbreak. And he said he is not alone. “It hit our community,’’ Ortale told legislators.

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“I have waited patiently to embark on this journey utilizing Botox and dermal fillers, hoping to expand and build back my vitality and production within my practice,’’ he continued. “My team, my peers, my patients and my hours of dedication are ready for this to pass.’’ Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, said she was particularly struck by those comments about how the pandemic has affected dentists. “It’s a reminder of the impact and what’s happened by shuttering our businesses and by closing things down,’’ she said. Townsend said lawmakers need to “look for ways to help recover from the decisions that were made as we went through this pandemic.’’ The measure now goes to the full Senate after legal review by the Rules Committee.

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issues that often cause serious injuries or death on roadways. “The effects of a serious collision because of something as silly as being on your phone can also devastate somebody’s life,” Trevizo said. But Arizona did not get credit for a law banning cellphone use by novice drivers because it only allows for secondary, not primary enforcement. A primary enforcement law allows police to stop a vehicle if there is a suspected violation of the law, while secondary enforcement only applies to infractions discovered after a driver has been stopped for a different offense. Gutier said secondary laws should not be dismissed so easily, using the state’s seat belt laws as an example. “We have between 88 to 90% seat-belt use in Arizona with secondary law,” he said. “We have more people wearing seat belts over the states with a primary law.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2019 said Arizona had a 90.6% seat belt usage, which is higher than 16 states that have a primary enforcement seat belt law and 14 states with a secondary enforcement law. Trevizo said the other major traffic issue is driving under the influence. While she did not have hard numbers, she said that anecdotally she has noticed more collisions involving “polydrug” use, with marijuana as the most common drug involved, since Arizona allowed recreational use of marijuana last year. Again, Gutier pointed to enforcement, noting that DUI drug arrests rose from 7,123 in 2019 to 8,843 in 2021. The report does not include drug laws in its rating, but it does give Arizona credit for three important impaired driving laws, covering ignition interlock devices, child endangerment and open alcohol containers in vehicles. Gutier said Arizona has additional impaired driving laws that put the state ahead of others, including the nation’s first DUI phlebotomy program and an electronic search warrant system that allows officers to get a search warrant within 10 minutes of requesting it and draw blood on the scene from drunken driving suspects.

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Arizona not out of the COVID-19 woods yet BY MOLLY HUDSON Cronkite News

rizonans who have had COVID-19 shouldn’t count on immunity from the highly contagious omicron variant, which continues to spread in the state, a leading health expert said last week. In a news conference, Dr. Joshua LaBaer, executive director of Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, told reporters that Arizonans should avoid the mindset that everyone eventually will get COVID-19. “Certainly this is not a time to do a chicken pox party, (where) everybody gets together, just goes ahead and gets it over with,” he said. In the past, LaBaer said, people could throw small “chicken pox parties” to infect friends and family because the illness had well-known outcomes – reinfection, for example, isn’t an issue with chicken pox, but one can be repeatedly infected with COVID-19. Another key difference: COVID-19’s long-term effects can be devastating, un-

Dr. Joshua LaBaer, executive director of Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, told reporters that Arizonans should avoid the mindset that everyone eventually will get COVID-19. (Special to the Progress)

like the chicken pox. So, while chicken pox parties were a way to deal with that virus, COVID-19 still is too poorly understood for COVID parties, LaBaer warned.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported total infections exceed 1.7 million and total deaths surpassed 25,000 since the pandemic was declared in March 2020. LaBaer said Arizona is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, and hospitalizations now are at an all-time high compared to the past six months. In some parts of the country, authorities say omicron cases appear to have peaked. Arizona is not quite at the peak of the omicron surge, LaBaer said, but “it’s important to remember that even if we peak in terms of new cases, that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods.” He referred to patterns in the United Kingdom and noted how COVID-19 cases peaked and started to decrease there, but hospitalizations did not immediately follow that trend. In Arizona, demands on health care workers remain high and staffing remains a huge issue in emergency rooms, where workers “are exhausted and tired and demoralized,” LaBaer said.

Although the omicron variant has been referred to as less severe than the delta variant, that doesn’t mean it is mild, he said. “If people have other medical conditions – all kinds of medical conditions – omicron seems to be putting them over the edge and taking what was a moderate or wellcontrolled condition and making it severe enough that people need to get hospitalized,” LaBaer said. He said the “number of breakthrough cases and people who’ve had COVID before is very high.” He emphasized that getting tested, wearing a mask and getting vaccinated remain important. LaBaer elaborated on how “better quality masks do a better job at protecting against this highly infectious variant.” He said N95 masks are one of the best masks for protection, but he reiterated that “any mask is better than no mask.” We need to do anything we can to stop the spread, “one thing the state of Arizona does not need right now are more cases,” LaBaer said.

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because it could be difficult for people who do not want to sign up initially to get in later. “We need a solution for all of us,” said Christy Jackman, who leads the fight against creating the district. Both Jackman and Karen Nabity, who leads the pro-water district effort, say it’s time for Galvin to act. He was appointed to his position Dec. 8 after Steve Chucri resigned. “Everybody’s angst is going through the roof,” Nabity said. Galvin has spoken to both Nabity and Jackman about the issue but neither liked what they heard from him. “I didn’t feel like he really knew much about the situation yet,” Jackman said. Nabity echoed that sentiment, saying, “It was just a typical response: ‘I need more information. I will get back to you.’ Nothing really came of it.” Galvin said sorting out the situation is his top priority, but Nabity isn’t buying it. “Don’t you think he would have come to the meeting,” she said. Supporters of the DWID recently held an open house to discuss the issue. Approximately 300 people came but, while he was invited, Galvin didn’t show. State Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Dist. 23, attended the meeting and questioned Galvin’s leadership on the issue. “I can’t resolve this because I am not at the level of government that does that,” Kavanagh said at the meeting. “The level of government that is going to resolve this is the board of county supervisors and unfortunately I have no idea what they’re doing because I cannot get a word into the new Supervisor Galvin.” “I had a telephone appointment to speak to new supervisor Galvin about this issue … and he canceled,” Kavanagh continued. “My assistant said, ‘When can we reschedule?” he said, ‘I will call Representative Kavanagh.’ I didn’t hear from him. We continuously called his office saying, ‘I need to speak to you before this meeting.’ “Yesterday I saw a lobbyist who is a personal friend of his and I said, ‘I’ve got to speak to this guy.’ The lobbyist said, ‘I’ll call him and give him your cell.’ He never called. I have no idea what the county board of supervisors are doing.” Nabity said Galvin told her on Dec. 30 that he would get back to her but she has yet to hear from him again, despite numer-

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ous phone calls and emails. “I am livid,” she said. The next step is to try and bring the other supervisors in on the issue, Nabity said. “Now we get really loud,” she said, noting the next step is to ask Gov. Doug Ducey to weigh in on the situation. Kavanagh said he tried calling another supervisor about the issue. “I got a call back that he doesn’t represent this area … I’m going to tell you something, on this issue, about the supervisors, I’d be worried because I don’t think they’re engaged and I don’t think they want to deal with this. And frankly they are the only people who can resolve this, one way or the other,” Kavanagh said at the open house. Nabity and Kavanagh aren’t the only ones anxious for some clue as to whether or not Galvin is going to support the creation of a water district. “They need to make a decision quickly

because if they approve it,it’s probably going to go to litigation and then there will be no water,” Jackman said. The city is cutting off the homeowners’ supply because the federal Bureau of Land Management announced last year that it will begin water rationing on the Colorado River this month. That prompted Scottsdale to launch stage one of its Drought Management Plan, which puts an end to the water hauling in the Rio Verde Foothills area starting January 2023. Over 500 homeowners in the area pay to have a tanker fill up with water from a spigot owned by the city and haul to their homes, where they store it in tanks. A number of residents have banded together to begin the process of creating a DWID, with water from the Harquahala Valley. If they can buy water from there, they can build the pipes to hook it into the Central Arizona Project system and use it

in the Rio Verde Foothills area. If they can get the paperwork in place and the water purchased by this coming July, the city officials will discuss the possibility of advancing the district the water the area needs until the actual infrastructure can be put in place. Jackman’s proposal for solving the problem isn’t as concrete as the pro-DWID side of the issue. She wants to use a rural water group or a co-op to purchase water from somewhere and allow water haulers to continue operating as they are. Kavanagh said that is not an option. “People opposed to the DWID approached me two days ago and they said, ‘How about setting up a private non-profit to get the money and the members and then they could make the deal to wield the water?’” he said. “I called the Arizona Department of Water Resources, I got someone get back to me this morning, they said only a governmental entity can go into a contract to wield water from one area to the other.” Kavanagh said the situation is possible because of “wildcat subdivisions,” which do not require lots to have a 100-year water supply before they are developed. State law allows a landowner to split land into up to five lots for sale without being subject to certain regulations on size, infrastructure and amenities. That is known as a “wildcat subdivision.” Chucri began addressing the issue in 2014, when he created a water committee to look into the issue. In 2016 that committee met with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, which suggested creating a DWID. Residents then penned a draft petition to create a DWID in 2019 and submitted it for approval by the county before they could collect signatures. The county finally approved it at the end of 2020 so signatures could start being collected. “I would say that, what’s happening here, a lot of people are watching very closely,” Kavanagh said. “I’ve spoken to representatives from the realtors and the builders and they are both real concerned because word is spreading – ‘don’t buy land in the Rio Verde Foothills, don’t buy a house in the Rio Verde Foothills because those wells are drying up and there may be no water for people.’ If that happens, aside from stopping building new homes, everyone’s home prices are going to plummet.”

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City seeks 5% cut in water use from its customers

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iracle League of Arizona, a nonprofit that gives hundreds of young special-needs athletes a chance to play baseball earlier this month christened a renovated baseball field at their stadium on Chola Street in northern Scottsdale, the league’s only venue adapted for wheelchairs. Surface America partnered with Miracle Leagues across the country in providing a new EverTop material that makes it ideal for special needs youngsters to play on. “The field looks phenomenal,” said league Executive Directer Cassandra Switalski. “Our valley sun is brutal; our field faded and has some physical issues. The safety of our athletes is our top priority, this field will make it easier to play on without any concerns.” In addition to the newly renovated field, images of their mascot, Homer, and logos were put on the ondeck circles, behind home plate, and center field. To fund the field renovations the Miracle League is raffling off a brand new 2021 Black Subaru Forester in conjunction with its 10th anniversary on March 26. Information: events. eventgroove.com/event/ Miracle-League-Of-Arizonas-10-Year-Anniversary-52782. 1) League board President Anthony Casarona cuts the ribbon for the new rubberized playing surface; 2) Wyatt Hull, accompanied by his dad Ryan Hull, gets a hit during the first at-bat on the surface as the league began its winter season; 3) Alfredo Beltran gets a hit with his mom Areli Beltran watching; 4) Jensen Frischknecht with his dad John bats as Jed Sinkey waits on-deck; 5) Players and their buddies stand for the National Anthem before the first pitch.

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claimed water, though. Some, but not all, of Scottsdale’s car wash businesses also use reclaimed water. “That’s on an individual business basis,” said Scottsdale Water spokeswoman Valerie Schneider. Businesses looking to reduce water usage can request a free water audit through the Scottsdale Water Conservation Team. A professional conservation specialist can save businesses thousands of dollars each year in water savings. Businesses can also request a free landscape consultation. A professional conservation specialist can help businesses with landscape improvements to more efficiently use water and irrigation improvements to cut-back on wasteful water use. Businesses can request a free consultationsor learn more at scottsdaleaz.gov/water/commercial Rebates are also available to commercial water users for the installation of water-efficient plumbing fixtures and low-water use landscape.

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Home Owner Associations and multifamily residences are also a big part of Scottsdale’s water use. They can take part in water savings by: • Removing turf. • Forgoing winter lawns and giving Bermuda grass the rest it needs. • Conducting regular property leak checks. • Replacing outdated irrigation systems. • Attending free landscape workshops via Scottsdale Water to find out how to design a desert-adapted landscape. • Choosing desert-adapted low water use plants. Multi-family and HOAs can find more water saving tips at scottsdaleaz.gov/ water/home-owners-associationsmultifamily-residences With nearly 1,000 acres, Scottsdale’s 43 parks are another big water user. For more than 20 years, Scottsdale’s parks management staff have created programs and practices that routinely see the city’s park system use 15 percent less water than its annual allotment. The result is a savings of more than 3 billion gallons of water over that time. This savings has created a substantial

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positive impact to Scottsdale’s water management portfolio that puts the city in a better position to manage the current drought. Some of the ways Scottsdale Parks & Recreation has achieved this water savings include converting turf to low water use plants and landscaping at strategic locations; upgrading irrigation systems with technologies that detect leaks and breaks quickly, reducing water lost in the system and placing a high priority on water conservation when planning future community amenities and infrastructure. “Creating and maintaining Scottsdale’s beautiful park spaces takes a lot of work, much of which happens behind the scenes,” said Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Director Nick Molinari. “While people see and enjoy our green fields, we are continually focused on using water efficiently and conserving it wherever possible. The practices and technologies we have implemented will help us continue to provide the community with beautiful parks, sports fields, and open spaces while also reducing our water footprint.”

Scottsdale was the first city in Arizona to declare stage one of its Drought Management Plan, though as of 2022, other cities have followed suit. This declaration started what is forecasted to be a multi-year plan as river projections are forecasted to remain the same or decrease in the coming years. At stage one of Scottsdale’s DMP, water users are asked to reduce their water use. At stage two, increased water use restrictions and mandatory water conservation may be imposed by the city, including imposing a water shortage surcharge on one or more of the customer sectors and potential additional mandatory water use restrictions on water customers. With the activation of Scottsdale’s DMP, the city is finding ways to internally conserve water. In recent years Scottsdale Parks has significantly reduced turf and converted non-recreational grass areas to xeriscape; facilities have converted faucets and toilets to low flow; and Scottsdale Water has audited different departments and facilities for water conservation efficiencies.

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Breakthrough procedure addresses enlarged prostate BY REISHA ZANG Progress Guest Writer

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as it might not be something Score (I-PSS) which is used to help measure the severity of you have to learn to live with,” lower urinary tract symptoms. said Dr. Joel Rainwater, chief First-line therapy starts with medical of�icer of Comprehenmedication. Unfortunately, not sive Integrated Care, which all men �ind relief from this has of�ices in Mesa, Tempe, alone. At that point, surgery Phoenix and Gilbert. “And may be recommended. Howwhile in many cases it’s BPH, ever, traditional surgery comes the same symptoms can be with a list of side effects and an indication of more serious complications. conditions, like prostate canOne breakthrough for treatcer, that’s why it’s important Joel Rainwater ing BPH is Prostate Artery Emto be seen by a doctor.” One way to measure the impact of BPH is bolism. “Embolization reduces the blood to take the International Prostate Symptom �low in a targeted area, which causes the

target, in this case the prostate, to shrink,” Rainwater said.” It has been used for years to treat other conditions and has made a signi�icant impact on treating this condition.” PAE is a minimally invasive procedure and one of its big bene�its is that it is not known to create complications like impotence or incontinence comparable to conventional surgery. It’s done in an of�ice setting and patients go home the same day. PAE can reduce the prostate up to 40%. Rainwater encourages men living with this condition to reach out and asks questions about all treatment available to them. Information: ciccenters.com

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Heel Pain Is On The Rise The weather has a big impact on heel pain. As the days cool down, our activity levels heat up. Going for a walk, playing a round of golf, and hiking are all possible again with the temperature below 100 degrees. But you need to pay attention to your feet. “Getting back to a normal lifestyle can be a shock to your feet, especially to your heels,” says Dr. Shah Askari of CIC Foot & Ankle. More than two million Americans suffer from plantar fasciitis, a sharp, stabbing, sometimes burning pain in the heel or arch of the foot. It’s anticipated this number will rise as people start taking advantage of better weather. It typically hurts when first getting up, may lessen after a few steps but always returns. In the past, a cortisone injection was the treatment of choice.

“Cortisone manages the pain, but it doesn’t address what’s causing the pain,” explains Askari. Now, treatment focuses on the condition, not just the symptom. “Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising ways to deal with pain, because it triggers the body to heal,” he explains. “Prolotherapy is an option that uses a natural irritant which starts the healing process.” Growth factor therapy also jump starts and maintains regeneration of new tissues. In addition, the FDA recently approved cold laser therapy for plantar fasciitis. “Laser treatment is another way to treat heel pain, because it increases circulation, which promotes healing,” says Askari. “It’s all about healing.”

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Mixed-media artist publishes tribute to dad BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

ixed media artist-turned-author Deena Goldstein is proud of the relationship she had with her father Marc Goldstein. She describes the two as being best friends and there was nothing the two would not do for one another. “We laughed, supported each other and were there for the difficult times in each other’s lives,” she said. That included doing everything Goldstein could to support her father near the end of his life. Her father had fallen terminally ill and just celebrated his 85th birthday when Goldstein feared the worst. Amidst this fear, she pulled out her phone and began to write. “I wrote and wrote and I sat in the silence of the flipping numbers on the clock adjacent to his bed. I was in the midst of the unimaginable – losing my father and my best friend,” Goldstein said. She felt the most inspired by a nickname he had given her just weeks prior. “Much like my art, I create/write when I’m moved and inspired,” Goldstein said. “Weeks before my father passed, he called me “Little Bird”–— a pet name he had never used for me before. It was at a moment where there was so much more content and meaning behind the name and I was immediately moved and forever changed. “I knew at that moment “Little Bird” would take on a life of its own – and it truly did.” The story began taking on a life of its own as Goldstein reflectws on the bond they forged through humor. “I was inspired to not only share our relationship, but the gift of humor he lived his life with and the many criti-

Artist Deena Goldstein’s memorior, “OK, Little Bird,” reﬂects on her bond with her father. (Special to the Progress)

cal and often life-threatening illnesses and challenges he overcame,” she said. “He never lost his sense of humor. It was this gift he gave me that provided me the strength to navigate the unthinkable deep waters of loss and most anything in my life.” She relied on the memories of that humor to cope with her father’s passing in June 2019. “My father left me with the gift of humor and the ability to flip anything on its end to make it just a little bit better, his passing included,” she said. “I wanted to share with the reader the example that we have tools in our emotional arsenal that truly help, humor being such an important one.” She also believes that humor can be a good coping mechanism for others who are struggling with the loss of a loved one.

“Humor has played such an important and natural role in my life,” Goldstein said. “Humor removes the chill from fear and lifts our hearts from sadness and has the ability to re-frame and power through the unthinkable.” Still, she could not shake the new nickname her father gave her in his final weeks and did not know exactly how to honor the man who raised her. Then Goldstein decided to revisit her writings and turn them into a memoir titled “OK, Little Bird.” “Although ‘OK, Little Bird’ is deeply personal to me, it speaks to readers on a variety of levels,” she said. “The book covers hospice, the experience of a loved one transitioning from home to hospice and/or group home care, impending death of a loved one and how do we handle something beyond our control and still allow ourselves to be

there wholly for that person.” Goldstein believes her memoir can be a beacon of hope for those going through the tough experience of grief and loss as well as readers who are looking for a unique story about a unique bond forged between a father and daughter. “I believe those interested in reading an upbeat, irreverent, wry and unfiltered, quirky story of a unique father-daughter relationship told through anecdotes and voicemails,” Goldstein said. “Those interested in family relationships, grief, loss, humor and love to laugh and maybe shed a tear once or twice. If you have a cup of tea, a good snack, it takes the reader on a bouncy ride from laughter to poignancy.” “I want readers to feel they are not alone in how they deal with loss and if I can hand the humor hammer to pound out some of their pain, which fills me with incredible joy and peace,” she said. “I hope readers will laugh out loud, say ‘Oh my God, they didn’t say that!’ and sneak a laugh at something unfiltered, irreverent and just plain funny. “I hope they have moments where they feel their heartbeat and their breath catch with emotion as they fly with Little Bird on her journey through joy, pain, loss and laughter.” More than anything, Goldstein hopes the book offers hope. “Mostly, I hope readers are left with the notion that even in the darkest moments, there is joy to be found in almost anything,” Goldstein said. “OK, Little Bird” is available on Amazon.com digitally and available for preorder for paperback editions to be released on Feb. 28. Info: Oklittlebird.com and deenasart. com

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Local couple helps Shelter Without Walls BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ Progress Contributor

o address the unmet needs of Maricopa County survivors of domestic violence and their children who are residing outside of a shelter setting, Jewish Family & Children’s Service founded Shelter Without Walls in 1998. At the time, it was the �irst nonresidential domestic violence program in Maricopa County (and one of the �irst in the nation) to offer comprehensive services to victims who were not in a shelter setting. “JFCS’ Shelter Without Walls program is focused on helping those domestic violence survivors who have yet to separate from the abusive partner but want to live independently and need assistance to do so safely,” said Linda Scott, vice president of Child & Family Solutions at JFCS. “The program also targets survivors transitioning out of local shelters, and those living independently from their abusive partners but who are disconnected from services and struggling to remain independent.” Given the program is run through a nonpro�it, Shelter Without Walls would not be able to operate without community support. Enter Dr. Herschel Richter and his wife, Valerie. “We moved to this community in 1965. We raised our children here; we made our life here,” said Richter, who served for many years as a cardiologist across the Valley, including as chief of cardiology at Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, before retiring in 2007. “While we are very blessed that domestic violence as never directly touched our family, it is hard not to think of my own two daughters when I think of the women in need of services from JFCS’ Shelter Without Walls.” In a show of support for those providing service through the program, and to lend a hand to lift up survivors working through the program, the Richters made the decision on a sizeable investment in it last year, ensuring Shelter Without Walls would not just survive,

but thrive, despite COVID-19. When the Richters learned victims were hunkered down or back in violent situations due to the pandemic, they knew action was required to provide active support to them as they make their way to safety these months later. “Shelter Without Walls works closely for more than a year – or as long as it takes – with participants to ensure their safety and ability to provide for themselves and their children while maintaining their independence and self-respect,” said Richter. “The goal of staff and supporters is that women and children get safe and stay safe.” This comprehensive case management, according to Richter, focuses on whatever each individual needs to do this. “When victims decide to leave their abusers, they need safe, affordable housing. They need food, clothing and cleaning supplies,” said Scott. “They also need mental health support as we’re �inding that COVID-related iso-

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support causes, we did it and continue to do it to lift others up – especially anyone going through the violence Linda has noted – and help them into a better long-term position.” According to Scott, this is not the Richters’ �irst time coming to the rescue when a program was in need. “Within our organization, their generosity has been tremendous,” says Scott, adding the couple was instrumental in the funding of JFCS’ Real World Job Development program. The program primarily supports young adults between the ages of 16 and 21 who need help preparing for the future as they transition out of foster care, among many others. Their commitment to JFCS’ mission extends even beyond the Shelter Without Walls program. In 2019, the Richters made another major investment in JFCS in support of our new East Valley Healthcare Center in Gilbert. To learn more, or to get involved, visit jfcsaz.org.

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Housing market situation ‘desperate’ for buyers BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

he word du jour for the Valley’s housing market is “desperate,” according to a leading analyst of the Phoenix Metro region. “This market desperately needs more homes to buy,” the Cromford Report said last week, adding that “without a significant increase in the number of homes for sale, any hope of halting the brisk rate of price increases is likely to be crushed.” And brisk it is, according to the Cromford Report’s rating of home prices in the Valley’s 17 major cities that is based on a variety of factors to create an index in which the higher the number above 100, the more the market is tilted in sellers’ favor. Only Buckeye moved toward 100 – and thus more favorable to sellers – and its index number was 237, higher only than

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that of Maricopa. In 11 of those 17 cities, Cromford’s market index was above 400 with Fountain Hills leading the way at 723. Phoenix was at 426. Even more startling, according to the Cromford Market Index, seven cities saw

their market position increase by more than 20 percent in a month. Those cities included Tempe, Goodyear, Surprise, Phoenix, Gilbert, Avondale and Scottsdale. Stating “the momentum in favor of sellers is growing,” the report noted

“some increase in the number of homes available to rent.” But those are houses that big investors took off the market and converted into rental. Additionally, it said, many brand-new homes are being purchased to either convert into a rental or to immediately flip for a profit.” Simply put, it added, “demand is not the controlling factor.” “The market is showing almost no sign of turning in favor of buyers,” the report said. “The bad supply situation is getting worse. Or at least worse from a buyer’s perspective.” “In January we should be seeing a lot of new listings piling up ready for the surge of buyers arriving after the Super Bowl is done,” it continued. “But we are not getting more supply, it is already going lower than at the start of the year.

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State hails new Scottsdale Community Bank PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

he Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions has hailed the opening of Scottsdale Community Bank – which obtained the state’s first independent bank charter in more than 14 years. “Scottsdale Community Bank’s willingness to invest in Arizona demonstrates the state’s strong position as a great place to do business and the need for continued banking expansion. Community banks continue to perform a significant role in the country’s banking sector, and I welcome this addition to Arizona’s banking community,” said DIFI Director Evan Daniels. The newly chartered full-service commercial bank opened at 8767 E.

The board of the new Scottsdale Community Bank includes people with extensive backgrounds in banking, business, non-profit, and public service, including long-time Scottsdale and Arizona community leaders, the bank’s vice president said. (Special to the Progress)

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Farley Foundation gives $6M to HonorHealth PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

cottsdale-based HonorHealth said a $6 million gift from the Farley Charitable Foundation will enable it to standardize high-tech cardiodiagnostic equipment across its six hospitals and expand its Cardiovascular Center of Excellence. The gift was announced last week by the Farley Foundation, which was established by the late James and Sarah Farley and continues through their five children. Jim Farley, who died in 2012, was a long-time entrepreneur whose groundbreaking work in electrical and mechanical engineering and the semiconductor industry led to his formation of SpeedFam-IPEC, which was acquired by Novellus Systems in 2002 and is now LAM Research. Named the 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, the Kauffman Foundation and Nasdaq, Jim Farley and his family have had a long relationship with the HonorHealth Foundation that began more than two decades ago. When the late James “Jim” Farley needed heart surgery nearly 20 years ago, he traveled out-of-state for the

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“This is quite a shock, but not exactly unprecedented. It happened in January 2021, but that was a precursor to a spring of absolute madness and frenzy. This is telling us that the bull market in housing has a lot of legs in it yet.” The Cromford Report only a year ago expressed concern about housing inventory and cited several examples of how the situation has worsened: Paradise Valley plummeted to “an all-time low of just 93 single-family homes for sale,” al-

procedure because the Valley lacked top-notch cardiovascular surgeons at that time. “He worried about those in the community who didn’t have the resources to seek out care that could make the difference between life and death,” Sarah Huskey, Farley’s eldest child, told HonorHealth. After discovering that high-caliber heart surgeons didn’t come to the Valley because of a void in quality cardiodiagnostics, Farley and his wife made significant philanthropic gifts to HonorHealth to “change the entire landscape of cardiac care in the Valley,” Huskey said. “The Farley’s gifts provided technology and equipment so the tests needed to accurately diagnose heart problems could be performed and results could be easily accessed—all which helped to expedite effective and potentially lifesaving treatment,” said HonorHealth, which created the James N. and Nancy J. Farley Cardiodiagnostics Department at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. The new equipment that the foundation gift supports is essential, according to Dr. Robert Burke, Honmost half the number available in January 2021. “Scottsdale is down to 344 singlefamily homes for sale. There were 569 this time last year,” it continued. “Mesa is down to 314 single-family homes for sale There were 483 as recently as Oct. 3. Phoenix is down to 777 single-family homes for sale. There were 1,095 just one month ago.” It’s not a matter of huge demand, either, although the Cromford Report said it was high. “What is unusual about the current

“The Farley’s gifts provided technology and equipment so the tests needed to accurately diagnose heart problems could be performed and results could be easily accessed— all which helped to expedite effective and potentially lifesaving treatment.” orHealth’s director of noninvasive cardiodiagnostics. “Everything we do for patients is determined by their echocardiogram. We see how their heart is functioning. Is it healthy or not? Accuracy of data is critically important or we can start down the wrong treatment path. If that happens, it’s difficult to course correct,” he said. “Electrocardiograms often give us the first insight into a heart patient’s condition,” Burke added. “An accurate housing market is the chronic and extreme shortage of supply,” it said. “When buying a house, it feels like ‘high demand’ because there are far too many buyers for every house. The fact is this is due to there being so few houses available to buy. The number of buyers is only somewhat above average.” There are some bright spots – in Pinal County, it noted, adding, that there, “supply is still very low, but not as low as in Maricopa County.” Prices also are reflecting the tightening supply, according to the Cromford

diagnosis facilitates better treatment, so every HonorHealth cardiovascular patient receive optimal care.” Farley’s son Stuart said his parents “wanted their children to have the opportunity to experience the pleasure and good feeling that comes from supporting the community. And we wanted to continue the good work they started nearly two decades ago.” HonorHealth Foundation President/ CEO Jared Langkilde called the gift “truly remarkable” and said it continues an 18-year legacy of investment in HonorHealth by the Farley family. “It’s appropriate that our largest single charitable commitment ever is to HonorHealth Foundation,” says Stuart Farley. “Our parents first recognized the opportunity to contribute to the quality of healthcare in Arizona and taught us the joy in giving back. We are proud to continue supporting the work that was so important to them.” HonorHealth said that with identical ECHO machines at each of its hospitals, employees “can step in confidently at any location” – which is particularly important as all healthcare institutions struggle with a shortage of workers. Report, which noted that the average sales price per foot in December was $267.31 – a 26.4% increase over the $211.44 per square foot in December 2020. The median sales price of a house in the Valley was $425,000 in December – a 28% increase of the December 2020 median price of $332,000. “The downward trend in supply that started in late October accelerated throughout December, taking us to the lowest number of active listings at year end that we have ever recorded,” it added.

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Scottsdale community,” the bank is locally owned and managed. “There is a tremendous banking opportunity in Arizona, which is one of the fastest growing financial and business centers in the nation, yet is drastically underserved,” said Neill LeCorgne, president and CEO of Scottsdale Community Bank. He noted that Arizona has only 10 community banks compared with 410 in Texas, 401 in Illinois, 144 in California and 41 in Utah. “Our greatest opportunity is rooted in our local decision-making and having our products and services delivered through the most innovative banking platforms available in the industry today,” LeCorgne added. “If you want a banker who answers your calls, actually listens to you, and makes house calls to your business, then we are your bank.” Vice Chair Hemant Patel said the leadership team comprises people with extensive backgrounds in banking, business, non-profit, and public service, including long-time Scottsdale and Arizona community leaders. He said the approval process involved a 1,000-page application, extensive background checks of board members and to executives and even a pandemic banking forecast. “We raised over $19 million in capital, which was $3 million more than targeted, from over 200 insightful founders who saw the dire need in our

community for an innovative, efficient bank that truly provides personalized attention and swift financial services to its clients,” Patel boasted: “One of our guideposts is: ‘Doing well for our investors by doing good for the community.’” SCB plans to partner with other financial institutions on various projects of mutual interest. Sandra Watson, president/CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, congratulated board Chairman George Weisz, stating, “As the first new community bank in Arizona in nearly 15 years, Scottsdale Community Bank’s personalized services to small, medium, and family businesses demonstrates their commitment to support the growth of local businesses.” Mayor David Ortega also said he welcomed the new bank. “ This is a significant sign of the thriving economic climate that Scottsdale’s business community and government sector have been producing for years,” he said, predicting the bank “will bring local banking and cutting-edge financial services to our businesses, which are the lifeblood of our flourishing economic engine.” Arizona Bankers Association President Paul Hickman said the bank “brings additional energy, technology, and resources to our vibrant financial landscape at a time when our community needs it the most.” People interested in becoming charter members of the bank can email Nlecorgne@scbaz.com. Information: scottsdalecommunitybank.com.

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The Red Cross needs you just as we need it BY IRA FELDMAN Progress Guest Writer

id you know that the American Red Cross provides services to Scottsdale? That’s right. The American Red Cross provides various services to the city of Scottsdale such as emergency disaster response, emergency assistance and disaster preparedness education. Each year the Red Cross responds to over 70,000 calls including single family and apartment home �ires, hurricanes, tornadoes, hazardous material spills, transportation accidents, explosions and other natural and human disasters. In the last year alone, the Red Cross responded to over 1,200 calls in Maricopa County. Clara Barton and a circle of her acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. Barton �irst heard of the Swiss-inspired global Red Cross network while visiting Europe following the Civil War. Returning home, she campaigned for an American Red Cross and for rati�ication

of the Geneva Convention protecting the war-injured, which the United States rati�ied in 1882. Barton led the Red Cross for 23 years, during which time it conducted its �irst domestic and overseas disaster relief efforts and aided the United States military during the Spanish-American War. They also campaigned successfully for the inclusion of peacetime relief work as part of the global Red Cross network–the so-called “American Amendment” that initially met with some resistance in Europe. The Red Cross received its �irst congressional charter in 1900 and a second in 1905, the year after Barton resigned from the organization. The most recent version of the charter was adopted in May 2007 and restates the traditional purposes, including giving relief to and serving as a medium of communication between members of the American armed forces and their families and providing national and international disaster relief and mitigation. Since then, the American Red Cross has provided services in wars, disasters and other emergencies. Today, the American Red Cross operates in all 50 states and American territories and has a volunteer population of

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tunity of spending the holidays at home with their families. However, you can help too! There is a critical blood shortage in our region and blood donors are urgently needed. You can donate blood by scheduling an appointment at redcrossblood.org. Monetary tax deductible contributions are also needed to help defray the costs of these disaster responses. In 2020, more than 24,000 people were assisted each day, 900,000 meals were served, and snacks were provided with our partners and 207,200 overnight shelters and hotels were also provided with the partners. The American Red Cross is a 503(c) organization. You can contribute by logging on to redcross.org. Finally, if circumstances permit you may consider becoming a Red Cross volunteer to more personally serve your community. The �irst step to becoming a Red Cross volunteer is to apply by going to redcross.org/volunteer and begin the volunteer process. You will be required to create a pro�ile which takes less than �ive minutes and submit your volunteer application through the system. You will also be required to submit to a background check. Ira Feldman is a Red Cross volunteer.

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Los Lobos brings rockin’ time to Scottsdale BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

n the midst of an exciting week of events during Western Week, Latin rock group Los Lobos – who are best known for their 1987 hit “La Bamba” – will perform at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Jan. 29. Fans expect to hear a track off of each of the band’s records and the soundtrack to the 1987 film “La Bamba” and get a taste of its latest album, “Native Sons.” “For people who are unfamiliar with our music, we will play a few songs from ‘La Bamba’ and for the hardcore fans, we try to touch on a little bit of every record that we’ve ever made,” saxophonist Steve Berlin said. “We try to keep everybody happy.”

Latin-rock group Los Lobos is set to rock the stage of the Virginia G. Piper theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing arts on Jan. 29. (Courtesy of Piero-F-Giunti)

While Berlin and his bandmates feel they have created a setlist that will keep the audience moving all night long, he feels that Los Lobos is lucky to be able to keep doing what they love in a safe capacity. “We’ve been lucky,” Berlin said. “We started touring at the end of August and despite a few cancellations along the way we have played venues that have been small enough to manage every person in it and have complete compliance at.” While the first few shows of the band’s initial run felt normal, it was when the show shifted from outdoor venues to indoor venues that Berlin noticed a change. “We’re in a high-risk age-group and when we started our tour, our shows were out-

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Scottsdale gallery will present a solo exhibition of the mixed media abstract paintings created by Phoenix artist Diane L. Silver during the pandemic. Silver’s “The Weight of Gravity” will run Feb. 3-28 at Gebert Contemporary, 7160 Main St. with an opening reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 3. “These works explore the fragility of the human connection, memory and time,” the gallery director William Lykins, calling the paintings “expressive, energetic and multilayered with both materials and meaning. “The artist’s spontaneous and intuitive command of mark making reflects her inner spirit of hopefulness in these challenging times,” he said. Silver is a mixed media artist who employs paint, graphite, oil crayon, waxed collage papers and other materials to create her artwork.

Artist Diane L. Silver’s work will be displayed in a solo exhibition all next month at Gebert Contemporary in Scottsdale. (dianesilverartist.com)

“Her paintings attempt to navigate the mysterious and complex languages of memory and solitude,” Lykins said. A former board member of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Silver was a resident artist and facilitator for the World Academy of the Future of Women in 2017 at Sias International University, Xinzheng City, Henan, People’s Republic of China. Her paintings often convey an Eastern viewpoint of embracing the void and the spaces between. She says on her website, dianesilverartist.com, that her work “attempts to navigate the mysterious and complex languages of memory and solitude.” “I work intuitively and often combine writing with imagery to evoke past recollections,” she wrote, explaining that she uses “gestural marks as well as more delicate fine writing to create impact and intimacy.”

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doors,” he said. “Those shows didn’t feel really scary until we moved to indoor venues and saw people around us getting sick.” Even after playing shows during the pandemic, the veteran rocker admits that his band is still configuring a way to provide a safe show. “It’s still different,” he said. “Playing in a room full of people during a global pandemic is something that no one has ever experienced before and we’re still figuring out things on the fly.” Because of this, Berlin feels a sense of security in playing a live show at a venue like the Center for the Performing Arts because it requires a negative test result or that guests be fully vaccinated. “We certainly don’t want people to walk into our shows and get sick and that’s not just on us. It’s on the venue and the city,” he said. “Everybody that has a stake in this has to do everything they can to keep everybody safe, that is the bottom line.” Berlin and his bandmates have been experimenting with a new type of show while ditching acoustic instruments. “The shows we’ve been doing of late have been rock shows more or less,” Berlin said. “Occasionally we will bring out our acoustic instruments to make things interesting but I can guarantee that there will be a variety of music played given that we are a Latin-rock band that touches on all of our records.” Berlin has made it a point to include new tunes. “We’ve been trying to do at least three or four songs off the new record ‘Native Sons’ every night because it’s always fun to play new stuff,” he said. Berlin also makes it a point to keep his faithful fans guessing which songs will be on the setlist each night. “When we pull out a song that we haven’t

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“I am drawn to words both for their visual beauty and as a means of connection,” she wrote. “My paintings capture fleeting moments in time, and they reflect my feelings, dreams, hopes and memories. “Living in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and hiking the beautiful trails creates a space that allows me to be completely present in the moment and to listen to my inner voice. Breathing in the stillness and peace of the natural environment

played in a while, it becomes a big deal which is gratifying,” he said. “It’s nice to have an audience that pays attention like that and we try to mix things as much as we can and we’re aware that people care about our setlist, which means a lot to us.” There is however one song he insists that the band plays. “Our song ‘The Neighborhood’ is one that I enjoy because it gives me and our guitarist David an extended solo,” Berlin said. While Berlin is conscious fans can’t dance in theaters like Scottsdale Center, he hopes to see movement in the crowd during the band’s performance. “While some of the venues we play are not designed for people to dance in, it would be lovely if people could do that,” he said. “When people are moving around a little, that is always gratifying for us.” Berlin also hopes to provide a unique night of entertainment for the fans in attendance. “We’re unique in the respect that we’re bicultural and we’re able to lean extremely hard not just into Latin and rock culture but into the deeper thread that we’re a pretty good blues, country, rock and live band and all those fans who I like to think would agree that what we do is unique and special,” he said. “My hope is that people would walk out and think that they saw the only band on the planet that could do what we do.”

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eople seeking Mediterranean cuisine in Scottsdale can look no farther than the new Senna House hotel, where Cala opened recently. Located on the site of the former Don & Charlie’s restaurant, Cala is a concept headed by celebrity chef Beau MacMillan and executive chef Peter McQuaid, who have worked side-by-side for over half a decade. “Chef Beau and I worked together at Sanctuary for about �ive years, it was one of my �irst kitchen jobs when I was in high school and I worked my way up to being his sous-chef which helped launch my career and he gave me a lot of opportunities in life,” McQuaid said. Of those opportunities came a chance for McQuaid to follow his mentor to work with a hospitality group. His introduction to Clive Collective, "the amazing hospitality group that brought us Cala" took him �irst to its �irst restaurant, called Money Baby, in Las Vegas, where he was brought on to help Chef Beau Mac, McQuaid said. After the success of his restaurant on the Vegas Strip, McQuaid and MacMillan returned to the city where it all started. “Then came the opportunity to come back to Phoenix and work in the Scottsdale food scene, which is growing and going to explode,” McQuaid said. “I’m excited to be a part of that growth and this was a great opportunity to bring Scottsdale’s newest restaurant to the public.” It wasn’t just the concept or Scottsdale that appealed to McQuaid: he was also sold on the new restaurant’s location. “This is a prime location and Don & Charlie’s was a staple in the state, so it is an honor to be on the site of where it was,” he said. “Our location has also gen-

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Cala Scottsdale Executive Chef Peter McQuaid believes the new restaurant is a solid addition to Scottsdale’s vibrant dining scene. (David Minton/Progress Staff Writer)

erated a lot of buzz since people saw Don & Charlie’s was taken down and something new was built. Don has been super supportive of us. It has been a plus for us to be in this historic location.” He was also looking to work in a restaurant that offered diners a unique vibe. “When we went to create this restaurant, we were looking to create a super

laid-back environment that had a fun energy and a fun vibe paired with fresh cocktails and coastal cuisine,” McQuaid said. “We want to create an atmosphere of leisure while having fun with the food and music to create a unique experience that will be a huge hit.” McQuaid also wanted to be a part of a restaurant that sold customers from the moment they walked in the door. “As soon as you walk in the door at Cala, you’re sold,” he said. “When guests walk in, they feel like they’re in a Mediterranean coastline beach house and we want the food and cocktails to back that up as well.” One way the food will echo the atmosphere is through the freshest ingredients. “Coastal Mediterranean food is all about simple and fresh ingredients that are not manipulated and served in their highest form. We intend to add accents to

the dishes to highlight those ingredients, which is what we’re all about,” McQuaid said. McQuaid spent the mornings leading up to the grand opening of Cala playing with the restaurant’s pasta extruder. “We also have a hand-made pizza and pasta program that is going to be the backbone of our restaurant,” he said. “We’ll be making the pasta every morning as well as fun- shareable entrees to start customers out.” For people looking for a different dish, McQuaid is also excited to serve customers off a different section of the menu: “We also have a section of the menu called ‘breads and spreads’ that features classic Mediterranean items with our fresh Cala bread that is made in-house and spiced with Mediterranean spices. “The food highlights the restaurant.” Overall, he feels that there is something that eaters of all preferences can enjoy. “Our menu isn’t super extensive but I think that there is something for everyone on it,” McQuaid said. “There’s a lot of terms and dishes that people have not heard before but we are pairing it with a lot of staple classics that everybody knows and loves where we will introduce those Mediterranean �lavors and �lares into something approachable.” McQuaid expects to stay busy alongside his staff throughout the year. “With the expansion of the food scene in Arizona, there isn’t a slow season anymore. Restaurants are busy all summer long with travelers and people vacationing,” he said. “We are also opening during the prime time during the busiest season in Arizona so we’re looking forward to getting out of the gate hot with our patio, our pool and our indoor space, there is a space for all times of the year.” Information: calascottsdale.com

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