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Storied part of Scottsdale’s history changes hands BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

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The tough road to becoming a medieval knight.

SPORTS....................... 32 Big league dreaming for Desert Mountain alum.

ARTS..................... ..........33 Butterflies and artwork do go together.

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eff Vance was just looking for a place to board his horses in December when his wife, Jennifer, recommended a stable a half a mile up the road. Vance got in his truck and made the short commute to look at his horses’ poten-

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tial new stomping grounds. Vance pulled up to the property and noticed a group of women sitting around and asked if he could speak to the owner of the property. Lynn Grandon, who was sitting in the middle of the group, looked up at Vance and asked him “Why? Are you trying to buy the place?”

Vance chuckled and replied, “We can talk about that later, but for now I just want to board a couple of horses.” But one year later, Vance did the very thing he joked about doing. And in doing so, he is inheriting an iconic Scottsdale horse property with a long his-

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BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

ocal governments across the state and nation are struggling to find police officers. Schools can’t find enough teachers and support staff. And most everyone knows a fully staffed restaurant may be more elusive than the Holy Grail. So it should come as no surprise that as the calendar bears down on summer, cities and towns in Arizona are getting nervous about finding lifeguards. That includes Scottsdale. The city issued an urgent call last week for 74 lifeguards for its four pools, warning that if minimum staffing is not achieved, “it could

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he Scottsdale Police Department has added a second four-legged member to its school resource officer unit. His name is Captain and he’s a 9-month-old goldendoodle who will be working side-by-side with SRO Alvin Pease at Coronado High School, though he also might visit other southern Scottsdale schools as well. But just because Captain is a K9 unit member doesn’t mean he’s there to enforce law and order. Rather, police said, “he is a certified facility dog and is a trained canine that assists people that are experiencing anxiety, depression, or a manic state with a rise in cortisol levels. Captain’s duties will include providing comfort to victims, calming high-stress

situations, and bridging gaps with students and community members, the department add. It noted that all SROs are Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) and experienced in helping with behavioral health-related incidents. “The first contact a young person has with the police is often with an SRO and adding Captain to the group will help provide another outlet for students experiencing behavioral health crisis situations – including diagnosed and undiagnosed mental illness, anxiety, depression, autism, etc.,” the department said in a release. Captain went to school at DogTrainer U.S. of Peoria and his tuition was covered by the Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation, which intends to continue its support and expansion of the program to other SUSD campuses.

Scottsdale School Resource Ofﬁcer Alvin Pease and Captain, will be roaming the Coronado High School campus to help students in need of help. (Scottsdale Police)

Scottsdale probes street racing shooting PROGRESS STAFF

olice are investigating a shooting that occurred February 20 and appears related to a street racing incident earlier in the evening. Police are not releasing any information whether the shots that were fired near 7100 E. Jackrabbit Road, hit anyone or whether anyone was hurt. Mayor David Ortega said during a recent council meeting that the shots hit a home. The incident was preceded by several vehicles taking over the intersection at 68th Street and Camelback Road around 9 p.m., smoking their tires and doing donuts in the middle of the cross street. “It was an intersection takeover style street racing,” said Scottsdale Police Spokesman Officer Aaron Bolin. Ortega said this type of behavior will not be tolerated in Scottsdale. “We will do everything in our power to bring these perpetrators to justice,” he

said. “I have discussed this with the city manager and he and the chief of police are already working on providing me and the city council a report on current countermeasures and recommendations on increasing criminal penalties … for anyone caught threatening the safety of Scottsdale in this way.” Scottsdale is part of an area street racing task force along with Phoenix, Peoria, Glendale, Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the

According to a Phoenix report, street racing crews are talking to each other through social media so the task force has designated ofﬁcers monitoring social media.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. According to a Phoenix report, street racing crews are talking to each other through social media so the task force has designated officers monitoring social media. From February 2021 to January 2022, the 14-officer squad have filed 867 original, supplemental and further investigation reports, made 442 arrests and 175 bookings, issued 188 citations in lieu of detention and issued 556 traffic violations. There have been 84 accidents linked to racing. In addition, police cited 55 juveniles and booked three into detention. From March 17, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2021 there were 220 vehicles towed and since September 2021, the SRT has impounded 64 vehicles and towed 39 vehicles for racing, two vehicles for reckless driving and 23 vehicles for obstructing traffic. Police are asking for anyone with additional information about the Sunday’s street takeover to call the silent witness tip line at (480) 948-6377.

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Ortega reviews 2021, looks at new challenges BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

hort-term rentals and apartment building construction will be among the top issues Scottsdale faces in the coming year as it leaves the pandemic behind, Mayor David Ortega said in his State of the City address Friday. “Council enacted tighter restrictions on short-term rentals and we expect push back from the short-term rental industry,” said the mayor, who was originally scheduled to give the annual address live on Jan. 18 but changed it to a video presentation of the pandemic. Scottsdale passed two laws in 2021 designed to curb abuses by short-term renters. One requires each property’s emergency contact to respond in person to the site within one hour for emergencies if police have to respond for complaints about unruly gatherings and the other set fines at the maximum allowed by state law. It also mandates civil sanctions through citations filed in City Court to improve enforceability, including the possibility of criminal charges against habitual offenders. “I will continue to ask the Arizona Legislature to remand to Arizona cities local control and compliance,” Ortega said. “The state failed to fund enforcement with any state office. We must have the ability to protect our neighborhoods.” Ortega alluded to House Bill 2674, which would strip local governments of control of zoning and land use rights in an attempt to spur more affordable housing. It has been tabled but could come back. “Recently the Arizona Legislature proposed a bill that would completely strip Scottsdale of our constitutional zoning responsibility regarding multi-family housing. I will vigorously fight any bill which circumvents local control,” Ortega said. He also said the city is also changing its approach toward the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. “Council directed that the McDowell

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TPC sportsbook gets �irst city approval BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

ports betting took another step toward becoming a reality at the Tournament Player’s Club last week as the Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend council approval of a conditional use permit for the facility on a 3.2-acre parcel on the southeast corner of Hayden and Bell Roads. That would make Scottsdale one of the few Valley cities that host a facility for sports betting. Most sportsbooks, with the exception primarily of Glendale and Phoenix, are located in casinos on tribal lands. TPC Scottsdale - which hosts the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the PGA Tour’s most-attended annual tournament – plans to build a one-story, 12,000-square-foot, luxury dining facility with a sports wagering floor. DraftKings will be the sportsbook operator. TPC officials are planning on having the new facility open for the 2023 Superbowl, which will be in Glendale. “The PGA has a reputation of luxury, just like Scottsdale so what we’re doing, you’ll see is really phenomenal,” said Jordan Rose of the Rose Law Group, which is representing TPC. “It meets all of the (conditional use permit) tests; it’s not going to cause traffic issues. In fact, we’re adding a pedestrian HAWK signal. We’re not adding access points. The golf course use has been there for 36 years and this request just expands that.” And acronym for High-intensity Activated crossWalK, a HAWK crossing system is considered to be effective for motorists and safer for pedestrians. It also is usually less costly to build than full blown traffic signal systems. Commissioner William Scarbrough was skeptical of the HAWK crossing but Rose pointed out that city staff had requested it be installed on Bell Road. The sportsbook would be built on an area currently used a parking lot. . Planning Commissioner Barney Gonzales cast the lone vote against the TPC request, saying he was concerned about the impact the gambling establishment

The sportsbook at TPC will be a 12,000-square-foot facility offering luxury dining. (City of Scottsdale)

The TPC sportsbook will be located in an area now used for parking. (City of Scottsdale)

would have on the Montana del Sol condominium complex just east of the property. The hours of operation, 9 a.m. to midnight, could be disruptive to the neighbors, he said. “This is not a small restaurant,” Gonzales said. “This is a very large usage restaurant with sports gambling and usage I don’t think the neighbors really want this at this time.” Carol Quinn, who lives in the Motana del Sol Condominiums since 2004, was the lone member of the public to speak on the project and she opposed it. She did not like the hours the facility would be open, the traffic it would cre-

ate and pointed out the gambling facility would sit across the street from a soccer park to the north. “Those are children,” Quinn said. “I guess It’s nice to have a really high-end venue in Scottsdale. We have a lot of them, but we also have taxpayers who live here – who have lived here quite a long time and don’t really appreciate a gambling venue next to them. “Is it not a gift we’re allowing them to build this gambling facility and they are giving us 2%, 2% of the profit they’re going to make?” Quinn continued. “Are you kidding me?! That’s insane!” Gonzales predicted opposition to the project will get louder as issue now

transfers to Council for a vote. Vice Chair Joe Young was not present at the meeting. “Philosophically I don’t like gambling,” Commissioner Barry Graham said. “I’m not a big gambler put with some of these CUP things it’s a question if they meet the requirements and they met the requirements.” He added he thought the finished product will make a nice tourism destination. The Tournament Players Club Scottsdale was built in the 1980s on a mix of lands owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Scottsdale. The city, which uses the federal portion of the property through a Recreational Land Use Agreement, utilized its 50-year lease with the PGA Tour in 1984 to build the golf complex. Under the lease, the city is entitled to 12.5 percent of all golf-related revenue on site and two percent of all food, beverage and pro shop sales. The lease will be amended to give the city a 2% cut of all sportsbook revenues, though there are no projections yet on what that number might be. Additionally, the city could receive a small bump in tax revenue, according to an economic study commissioned by the PGA Tour. The report by economist Elliot Pollack determined the sportsbook would contribute $2.8 million in annual tax revenue to the city, county and state, including $724,200 to Scottsdale. That total would account for a fraction of the city’s annual local sales tax haul, which can exceed $120 million. The total economic impact of the project on the city economy is expected to be around a $47.1 million annually. Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law last April giving 10 professional sports operators and 10 tribes the opportunity to acquire a sports betting license. The PGA and DraftKings announced plans for a sportsbook at the TPC Scottsdale golf club the day before the governor signed the new law. The new law permitting gambling in Arizona only allows for up to 20 sports betting licenses in the state and TPC is the only site in Scottsdale that qualifies.

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Residents weigh in on Old Town development BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

he maximum building height allowable in downtown, 150 feet, is too tall. The maximum building height downtown is just right. Open space used to give bonus height for downtown buildings should not have to be right next to those buildings. No bonus heights should be allowed downtown. Such conflicting opinions among the ideas brought up by the approximately 40 people who attended one of the city’s three Old Town Character Plan open houses March 7 – one of four last week – that are supposed to give City Council a better feel for what residents want downtown to look like. They were follow-ups to similar meetings held last October. Those who missed the meetings can still give input as to what they think the downtown should look like by going to scottsdaleaz.gov and searching for “Old

Town Updates.” City Councilman Tom Durham, who attended the meeting March 7, said he heard people are happy with the base heights set out in the current plan and that “they’re more skeptical of bonus heights.” But Councilwoman Betty Janik, who attended the same session, said she heard mixed opinions on the subject. Two people at the table she was sitting at wanted height bonuses eliminated while two others were fine with them, she said. “We have great diversity on the issue,” Janik said The downtown character area plan splits the downtown into four “types” that allow for varying maximum building heights. For instance, the core downtown area is allowed 48 feet in height, except in the historic Old Town, where the maximum height is 40 feet. Types 2 and 2.5 allow a maximum 66 feet and the maximum height in type 3 is 84 feet.

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that raises the minimum pay from $12.90 an hour to $14.50 an hour. Scottsdale also will reimburse a lifeguard for training and certification costs if he or she works for 90 days. Needless to say, at a time when retailers like Target are offering as much as $24 an hour, that pay raise may not move the manpower needle. For example, two weeks ago Phoenix City Council approved an “executive pay” bonus of $2,500 for lifeguards as it desperately tries to find more than 650 lifeguards to open all 29 city pools for the first time since 2019, raising the hourly pay to $21. Nevertheless, Scottsdale recreation officials are hopeful. “We look forward to hiring incredible lifeguards” Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Director Nick Molinar said in a release. “Scottsdale is known for its outstanding pools, with a focus on fun and safety,” he said. “Our certified and trained lifeguards are what make our summers fun and successful. While lifeguarding is a serious job, it’s rewarding and every day is different

“Every year is highly competitive when it comes to hiring lifeguards – and this year especially so with rising pay rates and with compensation incentives like what you pointed out,” she told the Progress. “It takes a special person to become a lifeguard, so it’s not as large of a hiring pool to begin with.” Yet, Porter thinks Scottsdale has an edge that none of its municipal competitors in the Valley can match: a chance at a real career that ultimately may not involve chlorine and screaming kids. “The difference with becoming a lifeguard in Scottsdale is the fact that our pools Kira Peters, Scottsdale community services administra- are open year-round. So this tor and Hyun Kyu-Bin, aquatics program director, both is a job opportunity that started their careers in Scottsdale city government could last well beyond sumas lifeguards, examples, a city spokeswoman said, of how Scottsdale offers upward mobility that most cit- mer,” she said. Moreover, she stressed, ies don’t offer lifeguards. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) “many of our lifeguards move up in the organization.” and exciting.” Indeed, she readily pointed to two exCity spokeswoman Ann Porter concedamples of the upward mobility that Scotted that this year is especially challenging.

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tivate and grow people from within and not always instantly looking external to fill positions available.” Still, city recreation officials are not completely ignoring the grim reality of the Great Resignation’s impact on today’s labor pool. And that’s why the doomsday plan might lead to the suspension of some popular programs at city pools. “What we would do is, based on staffing in each location, the waterpark hours would go first, which is a bummer,” Porter explained. “We really hope to avoid that. “And then because Scottsdale aquatics are in our mission statements everyone learns to swim, we really want to try to protect our swim lessons. Anything that helps people become confident in the water and able to swim and exit a pool safely if they were to ever fall is important.” But she said “extras like waterpark hours “would be the first that we would have to adjust.” Porter said the city’s job outreach for lifeguards is no less as aggressive as its efforts to find police recruits. Working with an outside digital vendor, Scottsdale is making a heavy social media campaign to recruit lifeguards across multiple online platforms. “There’s two different conversations we’re having,” Porter said. “One is marketing to students up to ages 20 and the other is marketing to parents…Maybe a parent is trying to nudge a kiddo to get a job for the summer or if it’s a kid looking for a unique opportunity. “I will say this is the first year I’ve ever had to take this on and it’s been a big learning curve, but I’m noticing it more prevalent not just through the city but just through everywhere. When it comes to employment, it’s trying to make sure people see your job posting.” And Scottsdale, like all other cities, doesn’t have much time to fill those positions because a lifeguard has to go through training and be certified before they get on the payroll and that training takes a minimum 28 hours over several days. The city has two lifeguard training sessions next month and anyone from age 15 up can apply. The cost is $115 for residents and $170 for nonresidents – reimbursable, of course, if they stay in the job for 90 days. Sign up is at Scottsdale.gov.

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tory of celebrity visitors and equally famous equines. Lynn Grandon had moved to the Valley when she was 5. In 1964, she met Ed Grandon, who was stationed at Luke Air Force Base, and fell in love. Two years later, they married and lived together in an apartment. At the time of their nuptials, Ed was bringing home $85 a month. But that did not stop the couple from purchasing two Palomino horses which they rode bareback all over town. Eventually, the two decided it was time to build a place of their own when they discovered a 7.5-acre parcel of land off 120th Street and Shea Boulevard that listed at an affordable $3,500 an acre. In 1975, the couple purchased the land and a double-wide trailer that they called home for about three years. “We couldn’t afford to buy the land, build a barn and build a home so we put a double-wide mobile home on the land – which was really nice on the inside but on the outside, it still looked like a trailer,” Lynn said with a laugh. Though the property was filled with jumping cactus, the Grandons cleared almost everything off the land by hand to make room for their planned house and stables. As their plans slowly became reality, the Grandons met a familiar face from the Scottsdale Arabian horse scene – Helen Collins, who was the head of hospitality for the Arabian Horse Show. Collins took the Grandons back to her property to show off her Arabians and from there the Grandons fell in love again, this time with the bright white, dark-eyed horses that look like something out of a fantasy. After that fateful meeting, the Grandons and the Collinses decided to breed horses together, spurring a new business for Ed, who had become by then vice president of Western American Mortgage. “We decided to breed those two horses and from that we met Helen Collins,” Lynn said. “The Collinses had two beautiful studs that we bred and had gorgeous babies. From that point on, we were interested in buying and keeping them.” Once Ed and Lynn realized how lucrative the horse trade was, Ed quit his

Gathering around the Grandon’s Equine Center are Jason Grandon and his son Kalen, new owner Jeff Vance of the Scottsdale Charros, Beau the horse, and Ed and Lynn Grandon. Ed and Lynn recently sold the stories property to Vance (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Jennifer Vance takes Weston the minihorse out of his pen. (David Minton/Progress Staff Writer)

job at Western American Mortgage to pursue breeding and selling horses fulltime. “We did a lot of buying and selling but once Ed got into the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona and we began doing auctions, it kept us busy here full-time,” Lynn said. When the Grandons hosted horse auctions, they ensured they did it in style with catered events accented by extravagant ice sculptures. The auctions eventually attracted celebrities like the late actor Patrick Swayze, singers Shakira, Wayne Newton,

Kenny Rogers, Lynn Anderson and Tanya Tucker and former Mexico President Vincente Fox Quesada. And a horse from Poland named Bushman that the Grandons purchased during the 1980s became the star of the stables. At the time of his purchase, “Bushman” was the most expensive horse ever imported. He became so popular that he has been immortalized in the bronze statue of the horse rearing up that’s just outside Westworld Road. At their peak, the Grandons were selling 800 horses a year and boarding as

many as 300 on their property. Ed also became president of the Arizona Arabian Horse Association of Arizona in 1990 and from 1991-98. Though the Grandons have been boarding horses on their property for almost 50 years, the two have realized time has ultimately caught up with them. They feel they are at the point in their lives where they are ready to begin relaxing. “The work never bothered me,” Lynn said. “But a year ago when we were at my daughter’s house for dinner, I was walking down two steps and I missed one of them. I broke both legs, both ankles, my toes and fractured my hip. “I was fortunate that I did not need surgery but it made me realize that I need to be really careful around the horses since I cannot move as fast as I used to.” Ed has also had some tough luck with his health in recent years as well. “Ed had something similar to a stroke which affected his balance, speech and his writing,” Lynn said. “It’s just time for us to enjoy life.” Ed and Lynn also admit it is time to go on a trip again. “It’s been 30 years since we’ve gone on a trip,” Lynn said. “I know it’s time to relax but I have to learn how to relax.” Although the two were ready to give up the property they built, they were particular about whom they would sell it to. “When it came time to sell this, it was important to my parents that the property remain a ranch, which is why it sat so long on the market,” said Jason Grandon, the couple’s son and the real estate agent selling the property alongside his sister Stacey. Although it appeared that the property had sold a few times, luck or fate intervened on Jeff Vance’s behalf. “We had it sold two or three times,” Jason said. “Then it would fall out of escrow and one of the home builders went bankrupt but I think it was important for the community to keep some sort of western flare of what’s left of Scottsdale.” A month after boarding his horses at the property, Vance witnessed Jason showing the property to men in suits and women in dress pants and stilettos and had a bad feeling about what he was witnessing.

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Flu cases drop dramatically in Arizona BY ALEXIA STANBRIDGE Cronkite News

rizona flu cases are down sharply for the second year in a row, a decline that health experts are attributing to the health and safety precautions that came with the COVID-19 pandemic. By the first week in March, the Arizona Department of Health Services had reported 6,591 confirmed flu cases in the state, less than 40% of the 16,849 cases that would have been reported at this point in the season, based on a five-year average. While they cannot say for sure what is behind the drop, experts have a pretty good idea. To them, it’s as plain as the mask on your face. “The obvious answer is because of mitigation factors, the same thing that prevent you from getting COVID prevent you from getting the flu,” said Frank LoVec-

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He also predicted stage two of the city drought mitigation plan is imminent, stating, “We must conserve.” The pandemic last year “sorely tested” the city, Ortega said. “We’ve mobilized city, state and federal resources to ensure over 75% of all residents are vaccinated, protecting them from the worst effects of COVID19,” he said. He also noted the city “redeployed more than 60 city staff members to provide needed food and medicine to seniors and immunocompromised residents, conducted wellness checks and created virtual opportunities for our residents to stay connected.” The city “responsibly deployed federal Cares Act and rescue funds to support a

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He turned to his wife and said the fateful words, “let’s talk to Lynn about buying this.” “One of the things, for me at least, is that you don’t see this in the city of Scottsdale where there’s buildings, supermarkets and malls,” Vance said. “To be able to preserve a piece of what

chio, clinical professor and medical director of clinical research at Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions. “If you look at the average numbers of flu cases over the past five years or so, this year has been relatively mild, we’ve had less numbers, less cases of the flu this year,” LoVecchio said. But the drop in flu cases cannot be attributed solely to the flu vaccine, he said, since flu vaccination rates this year are not significantly higher than in previous years. LoVecchio said that points to COVID-19 safety protocols as the reason. Will Humble, the executive director for the Arizona Public Health Association, agreed. “We definitely know that wearing a face covering in public, a mask in public, really helps slow the spread of COVID-19. But it even works better on influenza,” Humble said. The numbers are up sharply from last year, but that’s only because flu cases in

the 2020-21 flu season were “practically nonexistent,” Humble said. By this time last year, there were just 866 confirmed flu cases in the state, a little more than 4% of the cases that would have been reported by March in a typical year to that point. Experts also think they know why numbers have surged, relatively speaking, from last year to this year. LoVecchio said that people last year were generally more worried about COVID and mitigation efforts were stricter. This year, not so much. “A lot of people are getting what we like to call pandemic fatigue,” he said. “We’re getting tired of this, tired of staying … indoors or tired of wearing masks, etc. And that’s why things loosened up.” But those people who are still strict about their COVID-19 protections are likely to remain flu-safe, too, said Dave Voepel, CEO of the Arizona Health Care

Association. He said that because older adults are wearing masks, for example, members of his association are seeing fewer flu cases in their skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers. “The last couple of years have been pretty much a good flu season, if there is such a thing,” Voepel said. “You know, if you get the flu, you’re going to be down and out.” Both Voepel and LoVecchio said that flu coverage took a “backseat to COVID” in the media in recent years. But while COVID-19 got the attention it deserves, LoVecchio said, it would be a mistake to overlook the flu in the long term. Experts said it’s important to remember that the flu is still dangerous and is still a significant cause of death in the country. It had already killed 22 people in Arizona by early March – and that is

many would consider Scottsdale history is pretty big for me.” Vance also happens to be a member of the Scottsdale Charros and saw this property as a perfect place for the foundation to congregate. “There are several things that The Charros do as a group that we typically have to rent a venue for or go to somebody else’s place that is exactly like this

to do team sorting, I figured how awesome would it be to have this done on one of our own properties.” However, Vance maintains that his biggest goal for the property is to ensure operations remain the same. “The most important thing to the boarders is that nothing changes,” Vance said. “We want to keep every single individual that boards a horse

here today.” He also feels honored to have been able to keep this piece of history alive. “To be able to keep this part of Scottsdale history is invaluable to me,” Vance said. In the meantime, the Grandons are currently leasing back the property and plan to rent a property in between their travels.

series of rent, mortgage and utility assistance programs to protect families on the verge of losing everything as a result of the terrible pandemic,” Ortega said, and updated its ventilation systems as well. Among other accomplishments in 2021, City Council's unanimous passage of an anti-discrimination ordinance with protections for the LGBTQ+ community and other protected classes as well as the General Plan 2035. The General Plan is the city’s statemandated long-range planning document that broadly guides development and growth in the city. The city also has been trying to tackle homelessness, he said, explaining: “I initiated a conversation with state, county, and our neighbors in Tempe and Mesa to form an East Valley collaboration regional homelessness [organization]. Council

agreed we could do more regionally and for the first time budgeted $10 million for affordable housing.” Noting additions to the city’s infrastructure, including building a new water treatment facility and runway at the airport, Ortega said the city “set new records” for the number of building permits, up 35% and valuations increased above pre-COVID levels. Ortega also called on residents to volunteer this coming year. “I recently had the pleasure of speaking with a group of students from Mohave Middle School who had come to city hall to learn about local government,” Ortega said. “During a conversation an eighth-grade student asked me an important question. She asked, ‘Mayor, what do you give to?’ It was a great question because the answer reveals a

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lot about a person. What is important to them? Where do they focus their attention, their time, their money. “I responded it’s not about writing a check. For me, it is my time. I have volunteered several years at Pueblo Elementary School as a reading coach. It’s not about story time reading, it’s about spending time one-on-one with a young person, eventually finding the topic that sparks a hesitant reader to want to read, and then ignites that young mind to love reading.” Ortega also said the city will face its challenges this year as it has in the past. “No one can say what challenges await us,” he said. “What we do know is that we face them with determination. With our western attitude we face the future with optimism and grit like the west’s most western town should.”

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Former state schools chief Lisa Graham Keegan answers questions Wednesday about a free summer program to help students catch up on their academics. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)

operated at public schools, with teachers paid extra to staff the operations. But she also said that the state is looking to partner with other organizations, like Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who can offer programs that include the necessary academics as well as something more to keep kids interested and engaged. After all of the remote learning, Keegan said, “This is the time to re-engage.” “Our children deserve experiences that reconnect them with the joys of learning,’’ she continued. “And they need to be able to be with their friends as themselves personally and not as avatars.’’ All of this will be free. Ducey said he has set aside $100 million of federal COVID relief funds, enough, he said, for about 250,000 students to enroll in these eight-week programs. And he promised to find additional dollars if the demand is higher. Keegan said parents actually will be presented with multiple options from which to choose, giving them an opportunity to select a program they believe is best suited for their children. Or more than one. Keegan said she anticipates some or-

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fied teachers to staff the programs in a state where schools have had a hard time filling vacancies. “That is the biggest issue for all of our schools,’’ Keegan said. Arizona schools have been facing a teacher shortage for years. Keegan said she is looking to attract teachers at job fairs as well as going to teacher organizations. And she said that students in teacher preparatory programs also could be used. She said, though, that there will be compensation for teachers willing to give up some of their summer vacations. Ducey said there’s one other benefit of the program. He said it could give a break to parents who, in many cases, had to stay home while schools were closed. “For those with the option of remote work, they balanced being a full-time parent with having a full-time job,’’ the governor said. In some cases, he said, they had to juggle two or three jobs. “But not everyone was fortunate enough to have the option of remote work,’’ Ducey said. “Many of them had to step away from their job, prioritize their children and stay home to care for the kids.’’

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terms, “I don’t want high-rise buildings in Old Town.” Bonita was even more emphatic, saying no bonuses should be allowed anywhere in the downtown area. If bonuses are going to be given though, Strano worried that what the city gets in return should be equal to what it’s giving up. Schade questioned why the city can’t get developers that are willing to build within the city’s height limits. They might have to charge more in rent but that’s the price of doing business in Scottsdale, he said. Bonita wanted to see more pedestrian-only areas and community gardens while Schade warned that pedestrianonly areas would keep away visitors

who don’t live in walking distance of the area. Woods called open space a “scam” to allow oversized buildings downtown. Radul Zubia, on the other hand, was in favor of allowing open space in areas not adjacent to the building in order to create even more open space downtown. Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield, who attended one of the March 7 meetings, said she believes the message she heard was loud and clear. “I don’t think anybody likes the 150 feet tall buildings,” she said. “I think they are saying, 'That’s not Scottsdale. We’re supposed to be low, open and air with sunshine and mountains – the Preserve.’ I don’t think anybody is really thrilled with height or apartment complexes but the anger that I find … is when they try to mess up the Old Town."

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SUSD board revises public comment policies BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

ublic comment will continue to be allowed at Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board meetings. The board voted 3-2 March 8 in support of revisions to the public comment policy that allows for not less than 30 minutes of public comment at regular meetings with individual speakers limited to 2 minutes each. Board members Zach Lindsay and Patty Beckmann voted against the updates. Lindsay said he did not feel it necessary to change the public comment policy, which was last updated in August 2019. Many of the changes spelled out in the new policy are already done in practice, he said. For instance, people are already not allowed to approach the dais or use the podium to campaign for their own election. Lindsay also did not like the twominute limit on speakers, noting that in the past, board presidents have granted more time, based on their discretion. “I just like the flexibility,” Lindsay said. “It’s always been up to the board president.” Beckman didn’t like the two-minute time limit either. She also took issue with the wording of the new policy that states, “welcomes comments on items within the board’s jurisdiction.” “It left too much open for interpretation and could create problems with the board president left trying to define what is allowable and not allowable,” Beckman said. The new revisions make no mention of who can speak at the meetings. There had been some discussion at previous meetings about limiting speakers to certain stakeholders in the district. But there was concern over how that would be defined or enforced. Stakeholders could be defined as narrowly as parents with children in the district or as broadly as any taxpayer. Likewise, enforcing that would be a problem short of having people with computers trying to confirm people’s

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addresses prior to meetings. The new revisions do allow for public comment online as well as in person. Some board members have endorsed this because it could encourage people who do not feel comfortable speaking at a meeting to still have a voice. “I value our stakeholders’ views on board matters, but many in our community – from students to parents – have told us they do not feel safe attending and speaking during board meetings,” said board member Jann-Michael Greenburg, stating the revisions “give

the board multiple ways to make sure everyone has the opportunity to participate and feel safe doing so.” The revisions state, “The Board President may also end an individual’s comment period if the individual’s comment disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of the board’s meeting, including without limitation if an individual’s comment becomes threatening, becomes vulgar or profane, falls outside the jurisdiction of the governing board, or by speaking too long after the set time period has expired.” Board President Julie Cieniawski said, “Our Governing Board and Scottsdale Unified School District respects input from students, staff, parents and care providers, and community members. The call to the public portion of our meetings can help provide meaningful input and lead to our improvement process. “There are many additional methods put in place to effectively communicate with our education partners. Dr. Menzel has been deliberate and effective in creating additional means to support a culture of open and respectful communication. Our school staff has been re-

“I value our stakeholders’ views on board matters, but many in our community – from students to parents – have told us they do not feel safe attending and speaking during board meetings.”

sponsive to this.” She noted that “all of our Governing Board members provided input to these changes” and said the revisions “landed us to a place which allows for a more effective and inclusive participatory process while allowing us to stay focused on issues of district governance and providing opportunities for enhanced student success. Board Vice President Libby HartWells said public comment is “an important part, but one part, of a board meeting and when done should be an efficient and effective use of district resources. “The changes simply calibrate in a respectful way how to balance healthy governance with the realities of what our community has had to put up with,” she continued. “None of these changes are earth shattering. In fact, many if not all are used by our peer districts.” In other business the board: Voted to eliminate the class ranking system and switch to a Latin honor system of academic recognition. The switch will be effective for the freshman class of 2025. Latin honor distinction categories include: Cum Laude for students with an overall weighted G.P.A. of 3.75-4.24; Magna Cum Laude for students with an overall weighted G.P.A. of 4.25-4.49; and Summa Cum Laude for students with an overall weighted G.P.A of 4.5+. Overall G.P.A. includes all grades earned in all classes. Voted to approve a preliminary budget for the 2022-2023 school year that totals $174,533,460. State funding is expected to increase 2% per pupil next year, said SUSD CFO Shannon Crozier. The preliminary budget includes 3% raises for most district employees. Some classified employees, non-teachers, could see slightly larger raises as pay ranges are expanded to become more competitive. There will also be a stipend for staying with the district during the pandemic. The amount of the stipend varies according to job classification and longevity but range from $1,000 to $3,000. The full budget proposal will be presented June 14 and adopted at the board’s June 28 meeting.

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Scottsdale lawmaker pushes vehicle tax break BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona lawmakers are moving to give you a break on the tax you pay for buying a car, not just when you first get the vehicle but every year you own it. Without dissent, the state Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to changing the formula used by the Department of Transportation in computing the annual vehicle license tax. Right now, the tax is $2.80 for every $100 of value. But it’s based on 60% of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. And, based on a study by Cox Automotive, in 2019 the average sales price for all vehicles sold nationwide was $30,858. More to the point, Cox found that was about 5.7% below the MSRP. Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, said that makes the state’s use of the MSRP unfair. “For decades, taxpayers have been getting screwed,’’ she told Capitol Me-

dia Services. “They have been paying tax on a fictitious, made-up, higher than what they paid for the car,’’ Ugenti-Rita said. “And it’s an inflated, bloated number.’’ So on Thursday she got the Senate to give preliminary approval for her SB

“They have been paying tax on a ﬁctitious, madeup, higher than what they paid for the car, and it’s an inﬂated, bloated number.’’

1148. It spells out that ADOT has to compute the levy based on what you actually paid. The difference can be significant. Consider a Toyota 4-Runner with an MSRP of $38,520. Using the current ADOT formula, that translates out to a first-year vehicle license tax of $647.14. But if you managed to haggle a $30,000

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price tag, under SB 1148 that knocks that first-year fee down to $504. And the savings don’t stop. The vehicle license tax in subsequent years also is based on that MSRP, reduced each year by 16.25%. So, using the same example of that 4-Runner, existing law puts the secondyear VLT at $541.98. But for the sharp negotiator, the fee under SB 1148 would be $435.67. But Edmunds reports that the shortage of key components, such as the computer chips now prevalent everywhere in cars and trucks, is limiting supply. That, in turn, is allowing some dealerships to actually demand more than that sticker price. Edmunds found that a whopping 82.2% of all new vehicle purchases nationwide in January were above MSRP, compared with just 2.8% a year earlier and 0.3% at the same time in 2020. At the top of that list was Cadillac which had an average markup of $4,048, followed by Land Rover at $2,655 and Kia, where buyers paid an average of $2,289 over the sticker.

So, to deal with that, Ugenti-Rita tacked on an amendment when the measure came up for debate on Thursday. Her measure now says the tax is based on the actual sales price or the MSRP, “whichever is less.’’ “This makes it either/or which protects in a situation like right now where there’s more instances of people paying more, above MSRP,’’ she said. “When the economy hopefully settles out and corrects, and people get back to haggling for car prices and pay much less than the inflated amount, their tax will be based off of what they actually paid. And that’s fair.’’ ADOT uses a service that provides info on each vehicle’s MSRP. Legislative budget staffers said changing the system to the actual sales price would now require the agency to get information on each individual transaction before assessing the fee. That legislative staff report said ADOT has estimated a one-time $100,000 cost to do the necessary programming, plus annual administrative costs of about $687,000.

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Scottsdale horse program helps patients with ALS BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

or patients who suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS –a sense of normalcy is elusive. However, Hunkapi Programs is doing its best to restore the feeling with its new equine therapy program devoted to patients with ALS. “This is the first ever three-year research program that has been supported by the Gila River Indian Community,” said Hunkapi Programs Executive Director Terra Schaad. “It’s really exciting with our program because we also got to partner with the Mayo Clinic and its ALS research department to research the overall well-being of patients with ALS through therapeutic riding.” “The ALS lead researcher at Mayo Clinic came to us six years ago and he felt that horses could help improve the overall sense of well-being for his patients,” Schaad recalled.

Doug Clough rides Hope the draft horse around the arena with spotters, from left, Tina Kovalik, Carolyn Goldfarb and Ted Miller during an equine therapy riding session for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

She loved the idea and began to look for funding but it was not until last year that the money came through.

“We’ve had somewhat of a long-term relationship with Gila River but it wasn’t until last year where we felt it was the

time to request the funding for this program from them,” she said, referring to the Gila River Indian Community. The ALS Association Arizona Chapter also wanted to help the program. “We got involved about four years ago because one of our staff members is a recreational therapist and she wanted to do adaptive events for our families,” said Amber Montanez, care program services manager with the ALS Association Arizona chapter. “She loved horses herself and so we reached out to Hunkapi Programs to see if this would even be possible,” Montanez explained. “Once they said it was possible, we knew we wanted to come back over and over.” The next step was to figure out how to make horse riding accessible to people whose balance, muscles and ability to move have been so significantly impacted by the disease. “We have to take their level of mobility into consideration somewhat, although

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Fitness studio aids Down syndrome youths

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taying fit can be hard – especially if someone looks and functions differently from every other person in a typical gym. Because of this, GiGi’s Playhouse, an achievement center for individuals with Down syndrome, saw the need for a space where clients could comfortably work out. With that came the GiGiFIT program, which quickly became a hit and something that provided greater aid than GiGi’s Playhouse realized.

Lexi Robertson and Sam Hohs use rubber balls in place of weights during their GiGiFIT workout at GiGi’s Playhouse. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

“100% of people who have Down syndrome will have Alzheimer’s disease,” said GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix’s Executive Director Robin Lea-Amos. “There’s been a lot of cross research about a person with early onset Alzheimer’s disease getting exercise and how that helps them, so it only makes sense.” Not only does exercise help deter the onset of Alzheimer’s, but it also helps participants increase their cognitive abilities. “We have done a lot of research on the correlation between cognitive abil-

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ity and exercise,” Lea-Amos said. “The increase in cognitive abilities directly increases with exercise.” Additionally, children born with Down syndrome often have low muscle tone due to a condition known as hypotonia. “This is one of the reasons that children in Arizona get physical therapy almost from the moment they are born,” Lea-Amos said. GiGiFIT’s program blends weight training, floor exercises, going for walks and a little yoga. It became a hit with the kids who rely on the free programs that GiGi’s Playhouse provides. GiGi’s Playhouse began using its main facility to implement its GiGiFIT program when the pandemic struck. “That area had 15 kids in a class where it was hard for them to be socially distanced and we had a lot of people on a waiting list to be a part of the GiGiFIT program,” Lea-Amos said. Once Lea-Amos realized the kids were going to need more room, she began writing grants and looking to partners

Instructor Sandra Row helps Paola Mellado Perez as Colie Engler and Lexi Robertson are guided by Sam Hohs at GiGi’s Playhouse. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

to acquire sufficient funds to purchase a vacant facility next door. “Part of my job as an executive director is development and raising funds,” Lea-Amos said. “I knew of organizations and we went out and said this was the need, this is what our population

needs and here’s how it will benefit the greater Scottsdale area as well as the valley.” The Scottsdale Charros, Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority and Legacy Foundation all pitched in with grant money to make this happen and

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the doors of the GiGiFIT Studio opened in February. Now that the facility has offered a month’s worth of sessions, children, teens and adults have attended inperson and virtually and have learned new skills and received nutritional advice from volunteers who guide the program. “What we do with this is we teach life altering skills for our kids,” Lea-Amos said. “The joy of fitness, social skills, nutrition and drinking water filters over to the entire family which filters over into better health.” Whether the kids attend the fitness programs in person or virtually, this program has created a community where the kids feel comfortable exercising among their peers. “Just like the traditional gym with people who have no neurological diversity, there is a competitive factor and a peer engagement that is critical,” Lea-Amos said. “These kids are socially motivated and working out with their friends will allow them to do far more than they would at home or with their

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you’re mounting somebody that has no mobility or muscular strength.” With funding secured, volunteers trained and equipment in place, Schaad saw the first cohort of riders saddle up to feel a sense of independence on March 5. “The mobility, the senses of independence, freedom, joy, camaraderie and being able to get out of their homes to do something provides us with a sense of pure joy when the patients mount the horse and their bodies help move the horse,” Schaad said. However, not everyone in the program is required to put their feet in the stirrups. “Even for some of our families who may not be comfortable mounting a horse, they can still get interaction with the horse by grooming or feeding them,” Montanez said. For those who do choose to ride, Hunkapi Programs and the Mayo Clinic will gather research on their experience in hopes to prove the mental and physical benefits of equine therapy on ALS patients. “It’s definitely physical and mental,” Montanez said. “Part of this session and the grant that Hunkapi Programs received from the Gila River Indian Community is to study what the benefit is overall with these families and to have the research to back it up. “We’re hoping that this reiterates what we already know in that this is a beneficial therapy that can impact families in such a positive aspect.” Information: hunkapi.org

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as likely to also be diagnosed as falling under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder,” Lea-Amos said. “We’re trying to meet the needs of that population and provide them a unique space that they’ll really be able to use.” In addition to enhancing the studio, Lea-Amos hopes this program aids individuals with finding a job as well as how the world perceives individuals with Down syndrome. “Our bigger goal is to change the way that the world sees Down syndrome,” she said. “We would love for our kids to have an opportunity in the workplace. I’ll go knocking on gym doors or do whatever I have to get these kids in.” Information: gigisplayhouse.org

we do have some ALS patients who are completely paralyzed,” Schaad said. “The riders also have to have transportation here, have to feel well enough that they are comfortable going outdoors and their lifespan has to be long enough that they can endure an eight-week program.” There were also considerations that had to be made for the horses. “The horses need a lot more support, so each rider will have at-least three people around them as they ride along with special saddles equipped with seatbelts,” Schaad said. “We also use gait belts, adaptive reigns and have a wheelchair ramp – which was all funded through Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority.” Hunkapi Programs worked with the Mayo Clinic on creating a questionnaire to make sure that the individuals had the right size of horse for the right individual along with the right adaptations. “Being able to assess appropriateness for our horses and riders is really important and it takes time to develop that skill but we want our riders to feel as safe as they possibly can,” Schaad said. Volunteers also needed to be trained. “We had intensive volunteer training,” Schaad said. “All of our volunteers are level-two trained through Hunkapi Programs to be a part of this and then they took additional training on their own emotional regulation as well as the support of the animals that it takes to maintain the stability it takes when

parents.” GiGi’s Playhouse operators have plans to enhance the facility. “We’re working to get more equipment,” said Lea-Amos. “We would like to get some TRX bands, a swing for therapies that help kids with sensory issues and we want to increase the use of the space by making a sensory area for kids with autism spectrum disorder.” This is because there is research that supports the fact that individuals with Down syndrome are twice as likely to fall under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder. “Kids with Down syndrome are twice

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Some jobs a hard day’s knight at Medieval Times BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

estaurants and other businesses may have trouble finding wait staff and cooks, but Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle had no trouble finding men interested in a job that could one day lead them to becoming a knight. For the second time since dropping its gates in 2019, Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle earlier this month hosted a casting call for squires – the assistants to knights in combat. Turns out getting your foot in the door at the castle isn’t that easy. “Out of the 300 individuals interested, we may pick anywhere between two and 10 individuals. It depends on who walks through the doors,” said Edward Maciejczyk, the head knight at Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle.

Knights Philip La Croix and Jorden Walker have made it through the rigorous training process at Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

There is a lot of training and rank climbing that goes into earning the position of a knight at Medieval Times. “We were looking for someone who is eager to learn, has an athletic background, has open availability and an eagerness to develop themselves in getting better through our program,” Maciejczyk explained. And just because they’re hired doesn’t mean they get to order their armor right away. “Individuals are hired on as squires but they really begin as stable hands to get stable certified – which is about a two-week program – and become integrated in our system of how we care for our horses,” Maciejczyk said. “From there, the individuals will go down into the sand, where they will serve as a squire and tack horses, learn to fight, learn

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5th generation cowboy pursues equine passion BY MELODY BIRKETT Progress Contributor

ravis Ericsson is part of a long tradition in Scottsdale. He’s a fifth generation cowboy who started out at age 3 assisting his dad, who had a state contract to remove burros from the Grand Canyon. As a Central Arizona College, the Kingman native worked on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, gathering wild cattle, a unique skill and talent. While still contracted to gather wild horses on reservations and catch wild cows and bulls throughout the state, he also owns Ericcson Equine in Scottsdale. Ericsson Equine offers all levels of training, from basic riding to team roping, and also sells horses for leisure riding and competition.

Travis Ericsson trains the horses he sells and schools people in all types of riding at his Scottsdale ranch. (Special to the Progress)

Given that he has devoted his life to his passion for ranch work, horses and team roping, it’s small wonder he sats, “I like to say I’ve never had to work a day in my life.” “I was born into the company,” he said. My dad did the same thing before me –trained horses, did cowboy stuff, government contracts, gathering wild horses and cows.” Ericsson’s daughters are continuing that tradition with riding horses as he sells and trains performance horses at his Scottsdale 500-acre land lease ranch, focusing on calf roping for team rodeo competitions. “We give a lot of roping lessons to people to help them with their team roping skillset,” he said. “We do a lot of mentoring with kids. There are a lot of kids that come out and spend time with us. It’s great family fun.”

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In addition, “We offer a large variety of performance horses to suit every level of rider and discipline. People bring horses from all over the world for training. Right now, we have 50 horses plus 20 outside horses we’re riding for people. It keeps us very busy.” The training starts from the time a horse is a foal. “We usually sell them by the time they’re 6 or 7 years old,” explained Ericsson. “There’s that much training that goes into them, years of training. Three years to make a real good rope horse. “We start riding them then they’re 2 years old and we’ll ride them for a few months and then we’ll turn them back out. So, when we have the numbers of 50 heads, they are anywhere from babies all the way up to 7-year-olds.” People from all over the world purchase horses from Ericsson but it’s not a profitable business. “You might say I run a non-profit by the time I figure out all of the time I have in them when I sell them,” Ericsson said. “For a horse that costs $40,000, it seems I have a $100,000 in it.”

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But overriding all is his fondness for the animals. “I think that’s probably the biggest problem in selling them. I hate to see them go,” said Ericsson, adding the horses all have registered names through the American Quarter Horse Association. “I’m definitely

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what weapon your knight needs and build up their cardio by running around during the two-hour show.” They will also receive advice from knights who have been with the company for nearly a decade and a half like Philip La Croix, the senior knight at Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle. “I see a lot of myself in the newer people, which is why I always try to keep them away from the lessons I had to learn the hard way,” La Croix said. “We work with live animals that weigh anywhere between 800 and 1,200 pounds and sometimes they don’t know how big they are and if you don’t know where exactly to walk, they may accidentally step on you or if you don’t walk with them the right way, they may get startled.” However, La Croix admits that the job requires an eagerness to learn in order to succeed in the profession. “The biggest thing we want is a willingness to learn,” he said. “A lot of times people don’t realize what a big commitment this is.” Eagerness to learn is not the only quality one needs in order to make the leap from

Combat in the spacious arena at Medieval Times Scottsdale Castle is a major part of the entertainment. (Special to the Progress)

squire to knight. “If you outdo the other squires, we see good work ethic and we see that you bring other people up around you, then the assistant head knight and I will identify the next candidates for our next training group,” Maciejczyk said. “From there, they will be trained for a timed combat evaluation test – or sword test – that will let us know if you have the coordination to be able to do the basics of sword fighting before promoting to assistant knight and eventually fighting in the show as a knight.” Although the job can be physically de-

manding, Maciejczyk and La Croix admit it has its perks. “The reason you would want to work at Medieval Times is the simple fact that you’re hoping to entertain people, you want to keep learning and you’re interested in horses or stunts,” Maciejczyk said. “I have too much fun doing this,” La Croix added. “I get to ride horses every day, I get to joust and I get to swing hunks of metal at my coworkers. Especially if you need to get some energy worked out, you get that worked out during the show.” However, the best perk according to La Croix is getting to interact with the audi-

ence. “My favorite part of my job is when I give a little kid the queen of the tournament banner and they look like they’ve had the best experience of their entire life,” he said. “To know that you were the one to make that happen is amazing.” Although the castle is looking to add to its staff, Maciejczyk says that the new additions are likely going to aid the company with its other nine castles around North America. “Right now, we’re in a very good spot with the number of knights we have, but I would like to help other castles by sending our more senior guys to help others with their program as well,” he said. Additionally, it will help with the rush of spectators. “We are not sure what our schedule is going to be since we are still recovering from the pandemic and we would like to keep as many talented individuals as we can in house to increase our show schedule since our shows keep selling out,” Maciejczyk said. Although the tryouts only lasted one day, Medieval Times – like most companies is always looking for extra hands to help. Information: medievaltimes.com

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What do you want Arizona of�ice-seekers? BY SYBIL FRANCIS Progress Guest Writer

t’s an election year. You can tell because political reporters began the year by telling us how much money candidates raised. I don’t know a single voter who casts a ballot based on campaign finance reports. Voters are more interested in what a candidate will do to make their lives, their communities and their state better. Too often missing in campaigns and election coverage is any serious discussion of what voters want to hear from the candidates. But if we are to be a self-governing nation, shouldn’t voters’ concerns be foremost? We know something about this at the Center for the Future of Arizona because an important part of our mission is to listen to Arizonans and learn what matters most to them. The Gallup Arizona Survey, which the Center commissioned in fall 2020, told us that we are not a divided as we think and agree on much more than

we disagree: • Arizonans agree that educational attainment and a strong education system across the board is vital to building a better future, but only 26% think our K-12 public education is high quality. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents want more money spent on public education. • Arizonans believe that education and training are necessary to build their careers, but they worry that opportunities are limited. Only 46% of employed Arizonans earning less than $60,000 say they have access to the education and training they need. • Arizonans are struggling with child care. A quarter of those with children 18 or under say the cost or limited availability of child care prevents them from going back to work or school. • Arizonans overwhelmingly support sustainable practices that protect our air, land, water and wildlife. Seventy percent or more want improved air quality, regulations that protect rural

water supplies, a transition to clean energy, expanded space for parks and outdoor recreation, more spending to prevent forest fires, and steps that reduce the urban heat island effect. • Arizonans support comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. A whopping 86% believe this is necessary, yet our political system has not delivered. If you peruse the websites of the leading candidates for governor, you’ll find few if any specifics on how they would address even one of these issues, much less all of them. So how will we find out any candidate’s thoughts making childcare more affordable? About increasing mid-career training opportunities? About making the Valley’s air more breathable? Once, the answer would clearly have lain with the state’s news organizations. They still have a role to play. But the press needs help, and that must come from us. Seek out the candidates who want to represent you, whether they’re running for governor, attorney gen-

eral, the Legislature or another office. Press them on the issues that matter the most to you. You might ask: • How would their policies improve education for your children? • What would they do to make sure water continues to flow from your tap? • How would they make it easier for you to get the training you need to advance in your career? • Any question that goes to the heart of what you expect from your elected leaders. We agree on far more than we disagree, including the need to come together to find solutions that can drive our state forward to a brighter future. We should expect our elected leaders to do the same. We’ll get this only if we let the candidates know what is on our minds. Sybil Francis is president & CEO of the nonprofit Center for the Future of Arizona, a nonpartisan organization that brings Arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.

Thousands of Arizona kids need your help BY CHARLIE GRAY Progress Guest Writer

hildren in Arizona need you. Yes, you. They need you to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer with a desire to be a light for them during their darkest moments. More than 12,000 of the state’s most vulnerable children and teenagers, who have been removed from their parent’s care, need someone like you to listen to them and advocate for them. They need

a caring adult to support them and guide them through incredibly challenging experiences and a sometimes intimidating system. They need you to become a CASA volunteer. CASA volunteers stand by children who are living with someone other than their parent. This can be kids who live with other family members, foster parents, in group homes, residential treatment centers, or other situations. CASA volunteers are appointed by the Presiding Juvenile Court Judge In each Arizona county to advocate for the best interests

As of today, there are 1,235 CASA volunteers in Arizona serving 1,418 children. Heartbreakingly though, there are more than 11,000 children who are in DCS care and do NOT have a CASA volunteer.

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have of you? Being a CASA is actually very simple and an opportunity to volunteer without needing special skills, degrees or experiences. Individuals 21 years of age or older, from all walks of life who can pass a thorough background check and complete 30 hours of free training, are encouraged to apply. Volunteers typically serve beside their CASA child for two to three years, but friendships last a lifetime. By giving eight to 15 hours a month, you would be providing these children a steady adult presence in their life, someone willing to listen, willing to stand beside them in court, and serve as a voice of support outside of the system – focused solely on your CASA child. As a CASA volunteer, you’ll build real and meaningful relationships with these kids and appear in court to give the judge a perspective of the child’s situation that they may not otherwise see. Being a CASA means �ighting for a child who is in a very scary, vulnerable place. It means helping them survive a system that is beyond their comprehension. It

means having their best interest at heart and standing up for those interests. New volunteers from diverse backgrounds, cultures and age groups are especially needed in all 15 Arizona counties. Currently 85% of our CASA volunteers in Arizona are women, 83% are Caucasian and 65% are 55 or older. The good news, nearly 500 CASA volunteers have recently been training virtually making those �irst steps even easier. But 11,000 children are still in need. For CASA volunteers, the experience is often life changing. It’s an opportunity to serve the community and to give a voice to a child that may otherwise feel voiceless. One CASA of Maricopa County volunteer recently shared, “I realized how I could �ight for an individual child who is in a very vulnerable place. It taught me a lot about myself and changed my perspective on how I can have a direct impact on someone’s life while contributing to our community at large.” Become a volunteer, visit AZCASAVolunteer.org and show these children that they are not forgotten, and we will stand beside them. Charlie Gray is the CASA state program manager.

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Homegrown talent Wes Kath’s journey to pro baseball BY MICK SIGNA Progress Contributing Writer

or former Desert Mountain High School baseball star Wes Kath, dreams have become reality. Kath graduated from Desert Mountain in 2021 as a four-year varsity starter. Kath was called up as a freshman, impressing the coaches during fall ball and tryouts. His call up to play for the varsity team was impressive because not only was he so young, it was on a team that consistently made the state playoffs every season. Kath’s freshman season didn’t stand out as much as his others, posting an underwhelming .216 batting average in 44 plate appearances. But he opened the eyes of his coaches when he recorded a base hit against one of the top pitchers in the state and country in Matthew Liberatore from Mountain Ridge. “I �irst met Wes when he was 12 years old, playing against him in a tournament,” said Desert Mountain pitching coach Danny Patterson. “I knew early on there was something special about him and when he �inally came to Desert Mountain, I was so excited.” In his �inal season in 2021, he was able to capture the 5A state championship, closing the game out on the mound and hitting a 450-foot home run in his �inal at bat. “It was like a storybook ending. Everything about the season was just like building up to that moment,” said Kath. “Special things have to happen to win a championship and they did.” He �inished his high school career with a .435 batting average, 101 hits, 80 RBIs and 21 home runs in 84 games. He also was named Gatorade’s Player of the Year in Arizona for baseball. After his state championship season,

Wes Kath, a 2021 Desert Mountain grad, turned dreams into a reality last year when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the MLB Draft. He signed a deal with the White Sox to fulﬁll his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. (Courtesy Wes Kath)

Kath was projected to become a �irstround draft pick in the 2021 MLB Draft. The question soon became whether he would stick with Arizona State University, which gave him a scholarship, or become a professional baseball player. “ASU would have been a great �it, but we both de�initely agreed on the fact

that he was ready to take it to that next level immediately,” said University of Arizona commit and high school teammate Luke Moeller. “From a physical standpoint he looks like a big leaguer.” Most MLB mock drafts had Kath sitting as a late-�irst to early-second round pick. The Chicago White Sox se-

ASU would have been a great ﬁt, but we both deﬁnitely agreed on the fact that he was ready to take it to that next level immediately. From a physical standpoint he looks like a big leaguer.”

lected him with pick No. 57 in the late second round. “I was de�initely disappointed,” Kath said of not being taken in the �irst round. “But I ended up going to a team I really liked. The opportunity was perfect for my family, so I’m not going to complain about the spot I’m in.” Kath was able to draw both pro and college-level scouts to most of his games throughout high school. Nine players that were on the Desert Mountain team from Kath’s sophomore year to senior year were able to grab scholarships to play baseball at the next level, all the way from Division I programs to junior colleges. “We were all so used to it,” said Moeller about the number of scouts that would come to games. “Those guys were there to see him (Kath) and we can only reap the bene�its of them coming to see us play.” Kath just �inished his �irst stint of play after the draft in the Arizona Complex League or as it’s better known as the AZL, which is a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league. He was able to record his �irst hit and home run as a professional, but now is in a waiting game to see if he will take the �ield in the spring due to the ongoing lockout. Kath gives credit to his dad, Dan, for being a major in�luence on the opportunities he got for baseball. He was with him every step of the way, traveling from showcase to showcase and all of the big life decisions that were made. Now he’s one step closer to watching his son play Major League Baseball someday. “It’s so fun, I loved this �irst year,” said Kath. “Just being with the different guys and all the coaches—the staff on the White Sox was great . . . it’s de�initely cool to step on the �ield with the White Sox uniform on.”

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Sage Art Market returns for 7th year BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

lthough last year’s Arizona Sage Art Market was scaled down and spread about the Holland Center, a new format evolved that has changed how it will operate moving forward. As social distancing measures forced events to have more between them, the Arizona Sage Art Market had its vendors operate both inside and outside the Holland Center. “Last year was the first year that we did a hybrid of indoor and outdoor where we drastically spaced and limited the number of tables inside and moved quite a few outside,” said Jennifer Rosvall, the center’s executive director. “It was smaller than we had hoped for but everyone loved it and we thought ‘let’s try it again this year to see

After finding success with hosting the market indoors and outdoors last year, the Arizona Sage Art Market plans to keep the format moving forward. (Special to the Progress)

how it goes.’ So far, we have a lot of interest in it.” Nearly 50 vendors have been juried and agreed to vend and display their craft during the two-day event next Friday and Saturday, March 18-19. “There’s so many vendors that absolutely loved this because of the pandemic and being outside,” Rosvall said. Additionally, most of the artists on hand will be showing and selling their art for the first time at the Sage Art Market. “The neat thing is that we have so many new artists, which I love,” Rosvall said. “Over seven years, we’ve had a lot of the same artists who kept coming back, but this year we have seen a very large number of new artists.” This is partially because of the first Win-

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Sculptures and butterflies mingle in exhibit BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

ee Mangulins, executive director of Butterfly Wonderland, was at a restaurant one evening over the summer and overheard a couple chatting about a sculptor’s works they had just seen. Intrigued, Mangulins continued to eavesdrop until he caught the artist’s name. It turned out to be Jim Holbert, who works primarily with clay and metal to create visually stunning pieces. Mangulins googled Holbert and contacted him for an idea that would merge art and nature. The result was “Art in Bloom,” a unique exhibition of handmade floral sculptures displayed among thousands of butterflies in Butterfly Wonderland’s conservatory.

Sculptor Jim Holbert shows off one the floral sculpture pieces he made for a special exhibit at the Arizona Butterfly Wonderland Conservatory as part of their “Art in Bloom” exhibition. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Holbert admits the job was easy for him to take as he knew this would be a great opportunity to gain exposure for his art. “For any artist who puts their work out there, the sheer number of people looking at the work is the key,” he said. “Here, I have an automatic audience of people coming to see the butterflies. It was a great opportunity to do that.” After agreeing to work with Mangulins, Holbert consulted entomologist Derek Kellogg to map out locations for his sculptures – and quickly discovered this would be a tall order to fill. “From there I met Derek and we started to map out locations,” Holbert said. “The challenge then became how to take what I was doing and make it fit in this place.” Holbert began bringing prototypes to

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Star Wars fans will relish this exhibit

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tar Wars fans no longer have to travel to a galaxy far, far away to get their fix. The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at Arizona Boardwalk’s latest exhibit features one of the original lightsabers created for Luke Skywalker for the 1980 film “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back;” a blaster gun used by Han Solo from the 1983 “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” and one of the special effects helmets created for droid C-3PO in the 1980 flick. “This is amazing and beyond our wildest dreams,” said museum spokeswoman Karin Gallo. “This appeals to so many people from die-hard Star Wars fans to people who really like movies and seeing movie memorabilia.” The exhibit also displays materials like a vintage 1930s Graflex camera flash gun was used to construct Luke’s lightsaber. A keen eye will detect the original Graflex logo etched into the silver han-

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the conservatory and realized the pieces would have to be taller than he originally anticipated. “The first time I brought over a prototype, it got lost in the lush, dense look of the butterfly conservatory,” he said. “I really had to increase my scale to get things to stand out, otherwise they would get lost.” Holbert also had to devise a color palette that would not overshadow the rest of the conservatory. “The goal was to ensure that the work doesn’t overshadow the true stars of the place, the butterflies,” he said. “The goal is to add a pop of color since butterflies are attracted to color and my work really accentuates and enhances the experience of the people who visit. “Everything in the conservatory is that rich porous green color and I worked hard at color combinations that would complement that backdrop.” He also embraced the challenge of proving the connection between the natural

A Lightsaber prop used in the production of the first two Star Wars films can be viewed at the exhibit. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

An original C-3P0 special effects head prop from the Star Wars film series is on display at The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at Arizona Boardwalk. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

dle of Skywalker’s weapon of choice. Han Solo’s blaster was modeled after a German Mauser C96,which also is on display.

Sculptor Jim Holbert lets a Malachite butterfly rest on his finger inside Arizona Butterfly Wonderland Conservatory. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

world and the artistic world. “A lot of times, people are used to thinking of things that are natural and things that are man-made as being two separate things that don’t have any connection between them,” Kellogg said. “The work that Jim does is great at

“It’s fascinating to see what if you were tasked with needing a sci-fi weapon to see where they went to make that,” Gallo said. C-3PO’s head may hold the most intriguing backstory story. “C-3PO’s head is interesting in that Anthony Daniels, who played the iconic gold droid, complained throughout the production of “A New Hope” that the costume was completely uncomfortable and he said, ‘let’s work and get a more comfortable costume for me,’” Gallo said.

showing the interconnectivity where the natural world and the artificial world can blend together and complement each other.” Not only do the colors of the sculptures’ stems blend with natural plants, but the flowers attract species of butterflies that are naturally attracted to their colors. “It’s really cool to be able to see how effectively we’re able to mimic things that the butterflies are sort of naturally attracted to,” Kellogg said “A lot of the pieces in there mirror the colors of a lot of the flowers in there. Because of that, you’ll see the butterflies that are attracted to flowers of those colors be attracted to the flowers of the same color on the sculptures.” Kellogg believes it has also enhanced the beauty within the conservatory. “One of the things this really does is it gets people to think about this as a space that’s more than just a place where there’s a lot of butterflies and some random plants,” he said. “Everything has a purpose and even an aesthetic purpose where there’s a beauty that exists in exhibits like this that really enhances and

“With the helmet that we have here, the plastic on it shrunk during the plastic molding process making it too small for Daniels but pristine enough to use for close-up shots and special effects.” While the props are the biggest attractions in the exhibit, patrons also can see call sheets and scripts from what would become “Return of the Jedi” as well as sketches and design ideas for the props used throughout the original Star Wars trilogy.

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brings out.” Holbert also hopes that his sculptures offer a unique way for younger audiences to view the conservatory. “I really wanted this exhibition to be a complement to their experience,” he said. “Sure, kids may not walk up to the sculptures and study them the way an adult would, but to see a butterfly land on the sculpture is really fun.” In total, Holbert has produced 10 sculptures with an 11th on its way and a 12th in the development stages. Additionally, the sculptures of Art in Bloom at Butterfly Wonderland are available for purchase and Holbert will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Butterfly Wonderland Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to conservation-based education and initiatives. Holbert will be creating smaller scale pieces to be displayed in the lobby and sold as well. “I want people to appreciate my work and I want it to have a positive impact on their experience here,” Holbert said. Info: butterflywonderland.com

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ter Artisan Market that the Holland Center hosted alongside the Sonoran Arts League in December that exposed Rosvall to a pool of over 600 artists. “This brought us some new interest and opened this up to people who didn’t know that we were there,” Rosvall explained. Though there has been a spike in interest from new artists, the show is juried and therefore has parameters in place to ensure that the art is original and uniquely created. “You’re going home with an original or numbered and signed limited edition piece,” Rosvall said.

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“You get to go back in time and go behind the scenes to see how this was made, how they came up with certain props and names that are now household names who played these iconic characters on their call sheet,” Gallo said. Guests can also take as many photos as they please, as the exhibition was designed for the sole purpose of creating

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In addition to owning a one-of-a-kind piece of art, Rosvall underscored the impact that customers who purchase art from the Arizona Sage Art Market have on the local economy. “It’s really important to us as we’ve been going through the pandemic that we as community members support our local artists and businesses because they don’t have the support of a bigger business behind them or they have their own financial burdens,” she said. With a wide array of beautiful and unique art to choose from, perhaps the most unique part of the process is the checking out. “We set high expectations in the applia layout for guests to interact with and share the beloved props. “We made the exhibit so that there’s photo opportunities,” Gallo said. “It’s a great opportunity to see the real deal up close and experience a little bit of the force.” While Gallo admits she wanted to secure the exhibit a month later on May 4 – which has become known as Star Wars Day – she is happy that the exhibit was able to be procured during a high

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cation but the uniqueness of the Sage Art Market is that we do a general checkout where volunteers fill out paperwork and it goes to one checkout room where customers can check out at one time,” Rosvall said. “This offers those artists who don’t typically sell in shows and that like to come out once a year to be with the people and sell their pieces.” Whether people purchase a piece of art at the market or gawk at the vendors displaying indoors and outdoors, Rosvall hopes that the event helps artists reach new audiences and highlights some hidden gems. “The mission of the Holland Center is to

time for The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! at Arizona Boardwalk. “The folks at Ripley’s had told us about this from the beginning but these are so iconic and Ripley’s has a lot of fixed attractions across the country that rotate and are in high demand,” she said. “We were lucky to get on the list and secure this during spring break but this is only here for a very limited time until March 27.” As anticipation begins to rise for the premier of the next Star Wars project,

drive arts, education and community service in our community,” she said. “We’re about bringing in the artists that are up and coming, are a hidden gem or are not yet ready to show at a bigger show. I love that this is a market for all artists.”

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Locals and resort guests like T. Cook’s BY ALLISON BROWN Progress Contributor

he Royal Palms Resort and Spa may be a AAA Four Diamond luxury vacation destination for travelers, but locals know and love it for the iconic Mediterranean food at T. Cook’s and personalized, top-shelf options at the Mix Up bar. T. Cook’s matches the Spanish colonial setting of the Royal Palms, which rests nestled at the foot of Camelback Mountain. Upon setting foot into the courtyard, guests are transported to a faraway Mediterranean villa with intimate clusters of casitas and villas, regal Spanish Colonial architecture, 100-year-old rustic doorways and hand-painted tiles, winding stone paths along Tuscan-style gardens and outdoor stone �ireplaces throughout the property. T. Cook’s menu re�lects the atmosphere, and guests can experience seasonal rotating selections for brunch and dinner with in�luences from Northern Italy, Greece and Spain. The awardwinning restaurant is not only for those staying at the resort. “It’s kind of interesting that our restaurant and bar primarily have locals who go to them, which is different from other hotels. We have one of two celebrity chefs in Phoenix with Chef Lee Hillson,” said Brianna Macfarlane, sales manager at Royal Palms. “It’s such a true, local hotspot.” Hillson is a James Beard House-featured chef and was a participant on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” show. He has reimagined T. Cook’s menu and put the resort on the culinary map. Some of the Royal Palms staff’s recommendations include the Iberico bone-in pork chop ($55), which has

T. Cook’s restaurant at the Royal Palms Resort in Scottsdale offers both indoor and patio service. (Special to the Progress)

meat directly from Spain; huevos rancheros ($21) on the brunch menu; and the orange bomb ($15) for dessert. Hillson’s dishes may have in�luences from Mediterranean areas, but he makes sure to use locally sourced ingredients when possible. Their bread comes from down the road and the restaurant’s orange marmalade is made from orange groves that are on the Royal Palms property. “It’s not just about buying in bulk, it’s about making interesting dishes that are seasonal and, if not completely locally sourced, at least have a big in�luence by the local community and partners,” said Evgenia Williamson, director of operations. Hillson doesn’t just source locally. Williamson said he has a personal relationship with local vendors, who chat with him. That connection with the local community is part of what has made

T. Cook’s a staple over its 25 years. “We have so many guests that have returned for their anniversary trip or birthday or babymoons,” Williamson said. “A lot of our local guests had an event or a wedding or their daughter got married here and we’re part of their memories. So a lot of people do come back to recreate those memories, and it’s great to be part of that experience.” Whether it’s an anniversary dinner, a family brunch or wedding reception, Williamson said T. Cook’s has a dining option to suit the occasion. Meals can be enjoyed in the main dining room or outside patio, which have views of Camelback Mountain, or there are also private dining options for special occasions. The private dining space can accommodate up to 60 guests, and the intimate Via Cappello dining experience

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