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NEWS.................................12 Scottsdale lawmaker assails pay veto

NEIGHBORS..................21 Scottsdale woman aims for Miss Arizona crown

FOOD .............................. 36 Old Town Bar owner reviews neighbors

NEIGHBORS .........................21 BUSINESS .............................29

OPINION .............................. 32

ARTS .................................... 33 FOOD & DRINK................... 35 CLASSIFIEDS .......................38

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

SUSD-funded trust covers board member’s legal bill BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ld wounds continue to fester at Scottsdale Unified School District, and now it appears the district is on the hook in a legal battle between a governing board member and the resident who claims she violated his First Amendment rights. The district, via its insurance provider, is currently covering legal defense costs for Barbara Perleberg, who is fighting a law-

suit filed by Mark Greenburg, a Scottsdale resident and father of Board Member JannMichael Greenburg. Perleberg’s defense is being paid for by the Arizona Schools Risk Retention Trust, the district’s insurance provider. SUSD General Counsel Michelle Marshall told the Progress that “the district has never retained, engaged, or paid for legal counsel for Mrs. Perleberg in this matter.” While that is technically true — no district funds are directly paying for Perle-

berg’s defense — Perleberg is being covered under SUSD’s coverage agreement with the trust, according to a letter dated March 14, 2019 obtained by the Progress. SUSD pays annual premiums in excess of $1 million to the Arizona Schools Risk Retention Trust for liability coverage, according to district records. SUSD paid $1.46 million in 2018 for the insurance in the fiscal year ending June 30.

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Effectiveness Here's mud in their eyes of panhandling signs doubted BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ith resident complaints about panhandling on the rise in Scottsdale, the city has taken a new approach by posting temporary signs that discourage people from giving out money at busy street corners. But some have questioned whether the signs are addressing the real problems driving homelessness or are simply a marketing campaign to appease disgruntled residents. The city unveiled new signs last month that read “It’s OK to say no to panhandlers” and encourages people to give to agencies that help those in need. City spokesman Kelly Corsette said the city

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local man was arrested on June 6 after Scottsdale Police received a tip that he had allegedly sexually abused a 3-year-old girl. Scottsdale Police arrested 57-yearold Mitchell Mielke on charges of sexual conduct with a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a department press release. The department’s Special Victims Unit received a tip indicating Mielke posed an imminent risk to the victim. Police said the tip included hundreds of images and videos of the suspect sexually exploiting children at his Scottsdale home. Many images and videos allegedly show Mielke abusing a 3-year-old girl, according to the department. Police interviewed the victim’s family and found that Mielke had been watching the girl, the child of an acquaintance, for more than a year.

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The tip about Mielke came from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or NCMEC. The NCMEC is a private non-profit or-

ganization founded in 1984 that serves as a clearinghouse for information about missing and exploited children. According to NCMEC, there are 18.4 million reports of exploited children through its CyberTipline in 2018. The organization has received 48 million reports through since the tip line became operational in 1998. A day before the Mielke arrest, an NCMEC tip led to the arrest of another man with ties to Scottsdale for possession of child pornography. According to CBS 13 in Sacramento, 71-year-old William Heacox was arrested by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly downloading child pornography at his home in Squaw Valley, Calif. Heacox also owns a home in Scottsdale, according to Scottsdale Police. A spokesman for the Scottsdale Police Department said it assisted with the Placer County Sheriff’s investigation and is currently investigating whether or not any crimes took place here.

Poll shows support for Scottsdale bond package BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

new poll paid for by supporters of Scottsdale’s proposed $319-million bond package indicates significant support throughout the city. The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, was paid for by For the Best Scottsdale PAC, the political action committee organized to promote the passage of the bond in November. Pollsters contacted 300 Scottsdale residents by telephone to gauge voter support for the three-question bond package. Scottsdale has 170,534 active registered voters, according to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office. The margin of error for the poll is 5.66 percent. Question 1, which includes $112.6 million that would go towards parks and recreation and senior services-related projects, had the most support from respondents with 83 percent indicating they would vote yes versus 14 percent saying they would vote no. Seventy-six percent of respondents said they would vote yes on Question 2, which includes $112.3 million for community spaces and infrastructure projects. On the other side, 23 percent said they would vote no.

According to the poll, 65 percent of the sample said they trust the mayor and council to make decisions in the best interests of Scottsdale. Twenty-eight percent said they do not trust either. Question 3 received support from 78 percent of respondents, while 20 percent said they would vote no on the question, which would provide $94.1 million for public safety and technology projects. The poll did not include a question asking about support for the bond package as a whole. According to a spokesman for the PAC, the 300 respondents to the poll came from throughout the city and the geography was based on the number of voters per region in Scottsdale with 37 percent from south, 35 percent from central, 17 percent from north and 11 percent from far north. The sample was also 41 percent Republican, 28 percent Democrat and 27 percent independent. According to the Recorder, active registered voters in Scottsdale are 42 percent Republican, 24 percent Democrat and 33 percent independent. One percent of Scottsdale voters are registered members of the Green or Lib-

ertarian parties. The poll also asked the sample group about their confidence in city council. When the City Council first voted to put the bond on the ballot, some residents said support for the bond could suffer because of lack of trust in the Council. According to the poll, 65 percent of the sample said they trust the mayor and council to make decisions in the best interests of Scottsdale. Twenty-eight percent said they do not trust either. Additionally, 70 percent said they thought Scottsdale was headed in the right direction versus 22 percent who said it is on the “wrong track.” Beyond the support indicated in the poll, the bond has secured several endorsements from local business and professional organizations in recent weeks. The Police Officers of Scottsdale Association, Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors, Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association and Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce have all endorsed the bond measures.

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has 20 of the temporary signs on display at five locations throughout Scottsdale. Corsette said the signs are on display at the intersections where the city has received the most complaints, but the signs can be moved if activity drops at a specific location. The current locations are Scottsdale and Indian School roads; Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard; Hayden and McDowell roads; Loop 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard; and Loop 101 and Scottsdale Road. At a March City Council meeting, resident Jim Rice asked the Council to do more to prevent panhandling in Scottsdale. “I think the situation is all throughout the city, obviously, but I know about where I live, and I have seen it up there,” Rice said. “I think something needs to be done about it; It’s becoming an epidemic that’s getting worse and worse.” Later that month, City Attorney Bruce Washburn made a presentation to the Council on the topic and highlighted the limitations placed on local governments in regulating panhandling. Washburn said panhandling is considered protected speech under the First Amendment, meaning any city ban would be unlikely to survive a legal challenge. Eric Tars, legal director for the National

The City of Scottsdale recently unveiled signs discouraging people from giving to panhandlers. The signs are located at ﬁve intersections in Scottsdale, including Scottsdale and Indian School Roads. (Wayne Schutsky/Progress Staff)

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He pointed to a 2013 survey of panhandlers in San Francisco conducted by a local business organization that found 94 percent of respondents used the money they received for food. Corsette, said a number of different city departments looked at the issue, including Human Services and Scottsdale Police, and that resulted in the creation of a landing page on Scottsdale’s website. The website includes information about homelessness and panhandling in Scottsdale and includes resources that are available to homeless individuals in the city and organizations that provide support to those individuals. The webpage also includes the ways in which Scottsdale tax dollars are used to support organizations that provide services for people in need. Directions to access the landing page are included on the signs. The signs are the second part of an informational campaign by the city — the website was the first step — aimed at encouraging individuals to give money to support organizations rather than to individuals. “We’re trying to nudge people in their behavior, and we think that lots of folks want to help and their hearts in the right place, but giving money to a panhandler is typically not the best solution long term for the problem,” Corsette said. Not all advocates for the homeless agree with that, though. Some of the disagreement appears to be about who should be at the center of the discussion: the taxpayers or the individuals in need. The city pointed to a 2015 article from the nonprofit National Alliance to End Homelessness that argues placing home-

less individuals in supportive housing can reduce the financial burden on taxpayers. “A chronically homeless person costs the tax payer an average of $35,578 per year. Costs on average are reduced by 49.5% when they are placed in supportive housing. Supportive housing costs on average $12,800, making the net savings roughly $4,800 per year,” according to the article. Tars, with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, said there is not a lot of research on how direct giving versus donating to nonprofits affects individual outcomes in the U.S. However, Tars said there is broader research suggesting direct giving has benefits. Tars cited a study conducted by Innovations for Poverty Action with funding from the National Institutes of Health. It found direct giving developing countries had a positive affect on assets, earnings, food security, mental health and domestic violence, after an average of four months, according to GiveDirectly, an organization that advocates for putting the poor in control of how aid money is spent. “While there isn’t a lot of research on this, there also is no research showing putting up those signs does anything to raise significant funds for nonprofits and actually make a dent in homelessness,” Tars said. Scottsdale is not the only Valley city looking for ways to discourage panhandling. Phoenix recently launched a pilot program that will allow people to make donations via specialized parking meters in downtown Phoenix. The donations will go to the PHX C.A.R.E.S. Program, which helps transition people out of homelessness, according to a flyer from Councilwoman Thelda Williams. Chandler is exploring a similar parking meter program, according to a spokesperson for the Arizona Housing Coalition. All of these programs include similar messaging encouraging individuals to give to support programs rather than homeless individuals themselves. Tars argued there are more effective ways to combat panhandling, including investing in affordable housing — which is in extremely short supply in Scottsdale. “If cities want to stop panhandling, and homelessness, they need to look more at what they’re doing to (solve) the reasons people are in those desperate straits in the first place,” Tars said. “If cities are gung-ho to do an advertising campaign to stop panhandling, why not do one to raise an affordable housing bond, or fight NIMBYism so that deeply affordable housing or shelter facilities can actually be located in neighborhoods if that bond is raised?” “That’s going to be much more effective in the long term.”

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Perleberg’s defense is being covered under the district’s policy for fiscal year 2018, during which the district paid a $1.33 million premium. Ryan Cole, trust director of operations, said the Perleberg claim did not factor into the roughly 10 percent premium increase. The court fight dates back to last year when Perleberg filed a lawsuit against the then-unknown individual behind PerlebergforSUSD.com, a satirical website set up in Perleberg’s name. She obtained a subpoena that was used to identify Mark Greenburg as the individual behind the website. The website included fake gossip about Perleberg and other board members and also attributed offensive statements to the then-board president, including those making light of the Holocaust and AIDS deaths. After obtaining the subpoena and outing Greenburg as the author in the local media, Perleberg allowed the lawsuit to lapse. In November 2018, Greenburg filed his own lawsuit claiming Perleberg abused the judicial process to unmask him and obstruct his right to free speech. The lawsuit argues that Greenburg’s “right to engage in protected speech anonymously on the internet is protected by American jurisprudence, including Arizona case law.” That case is ongoing, but there is some question as to whether Perleberg qualifies for coverage under the district’s insurance policy. In Greenburg’s lawsuit, he argued that Perleberg “acted to serve her own interests” in filing the first lawsuit. The trust initially denied Perleberg coverage based on that claim, arguing that board members are only covered if they were acting on behalf of the district in an authorized role. In a letter to Perleberg on Nov. 19, 2018, Trust General Counsel Norman Hall wrote that district’s coverage agreement only covers “those persons ‘undertaking an action for the district under the express and direct jurisdiction of the district’s governing board, superintendent…and/or principal or while acting solely on behalf of the district…” “Because the Lawsuit alleges that you acted ‘to serve [your] own interests,’ and there is no indication that the litigation that you initiated against claimant was filed ‘for the district’ or ‘within the scope of authorization granted’ to you by the District, you do not qualify as a ‘covered party,’” he added.

Former SUSD Board President and current Board Member Barbara Perleberg is currently being sued by Scottsdale resident Mark Greenburg. (Progress File Photo).

The Scottsdale Unified School District was not a party in Perleberg’s original lawsuit against Greenburg and the board did not vote to give Perleberg authorization to file that lawsuit. Perleberg did not respond to a request for comment. In court filings, Perleberg’s attorney argued she was acting within the scope of her employment with the distinct and that the lawsuit was “incidental to her legitimate work activity.” Perleberg’s attorney’s also argued that since Greenburg’s website heavily critiqued the entire board’s performance and other individual board members “Ms. Perleberg’s lawsuit served the District, as it had the effect of removing Mr. Greenburg’s website.” The website has since been reactivated and is currently live. Perleberg’s lawyers further argued that the Perleberg, as a member of the board, had authority to sue but does not address the fact that the board never actually voted to sue Greenburg. The trust had a change of heart, according to a March 2019 letter, and agreed to provide Perleberg with coverage. The only reason given in the letter for the reversal is a claim by Greenburg that Perleberg’s public outing of him caused a spike in blood pressure that resulted in a retinal vein contusion. “Claimant’s new allegations could potentially give rise to coverage under the trust’s applicable coverage agreement with Scottsdale Unified School District,” the letter, also written by Hall, stated. The letter does not, however, resolve

the issue central to the Trust’s initial denial of coverage: whether or not Perleberg was acting within her role as a board member when she filed the original lawsuit. In the March letter, the trust hedged its bets, stating “And please understand that if the court in the lawsuit at any time makes a determination that your alleged conduct was not ‘for the district’ or ‘within the scope of authorization granted’ to you by the district, you will not be entitled to any further defense coverage under the trust’s coverage agreement.” It is unclear why the trust suddenly deferred to the court to make that determination. Cole did not respond to a request for comment on that issue. Marshall said the district played no role in appealing the trust’s initial denial of coverage and that the trust is solely responsible for deciding who is covered under the district’s policy. “The Arizona Risk Retention Trust makes coverage determinations, not Scottsdale Unified School District or its governing board. The Scottsdale Unified School District Self-Insurance Trust and its trustees have no involvement in such determinations either,” Marshall said. That contradicts previous statements by SUSD interim CFO Jeff Gadd, who said the district has avenues to appeal if the Arizona Schools Risk Retention Trust denies a claim. “The district then has the ability to appeal that denial to the board of the risk retention trust,” Gadd said.

The confusion could be caused by the fact that the trust actually has no process to appeal denials. “There is no formal appeals process,” Cole said. Despite the lack of a formal process, it appears Perleberg, through her own attorney, appealed the decision directly to the Trust’s general counsel. The March 2019 letter from the trust indicates it reversed its decision only after receiving new information about Greenburg’s alleged eye injury directly from Perleberg’s attorney. It is unclear whether Perleberg actually had standing to appeal the coverage denial in the first place, though. The trust had already determined that she was not acting on behalf of the district in the lawsuit, according to the denial of coverage letter, and there is no evidence that the governing board, superintendent or the district’s own self-insurance trust ever authorized an appeal. The district does have rules regulating when board members can contact outside counsel, as it appears Perleberg did to appeal the coverage denial. SUSD Governing Board policy states that “Only the Superintendent, general counsel, or board president may authorize board members or staff to contact outside legal counsel regarding district matters.” Perleberg could have theoretically authorized herself to contact outside counsel regarding her defense in Greenburg’s lawsuit, because it was filed while she was still board president in 2018. However, it appears the appeal took place in 2019 when Perleberg was no longer Board President. Board policy clearly states she would have needed approval from the superintendent, general counsel or board president to do so. When asked if Perleberg received this approval, Marshall only said that the district never engaged legal counsel for Perleberg in this matter. If Perleberg did not receive approval, the district could be off the hook for her legal fees — at least according to its own policy. SUSD policy states that “The district will not be responsible for fees that accrue because of unauthorized individual board member or staff consultation with outside legal counsel.” According to Arizona Risk Retention Trust, it is up to the judge to decide if Perleberg was acting within her authorized role as a board member. The lawsuit is ongoing with a pre-trial conference set for February 2020.

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Lawmakers map pay hike strategy after veto BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ome lawmakers already are exploring how they can get an increase in their living allowances after the governor vetoed one that had the backing of most Scottsdale legislators. Gov. Doug Ducey June 7 vetoed legislation which would have more than doubled to $92.50 the daily allowance they receive seven days a week when the Legislature is in session. They currently get $35 a day. Lawmakers living outside of Maricopa County would have received $190 a day — more than triple the current $60. The only GOP lawmaker representing Scottsdale who voted against the bill was Sen. Heather Carter. She had been joined by two other Valley Republican senators in voting against it. Two Democrats representing Scottsdale — Sen. Lela Alston and Rep. Jennifer Longdon — supported the pay increase. At least one Scottsdale lawmaker is unapologetic for supporting the measure — spurred in part by the fact that voters have not approved a salary increase since the $24,000-a-year they approved in 1998. Scottsdale Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence said that figure should be $36,000 a year, and said constituents in Arizona don’t respect their legislators like Californians do theirs. “In California, they get over $100,000 a year, plus automobiles, plus, plus, plus,’’ Lawrence complained, noting they get a $192 per diem. “So, yeah, I believe we deserve more money because it’s an all-year job.’’ Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott , echoed those feelings, stating that the lack of what he believes is proper compensation rankles some of his colleagues. “It just shows us they don’t think much about us, they don’t consider the needs that we have,’’ he said. “And, the truth of it is, nobody’s looking out for us except ourselves.’’ One question is whether rural legislators, who the governor said are clearly entitled to more, should throw their more numerous Phoenix area counterparts over the side. “There’s some of our members that were really counting on that to help them get through the cost of serving,’’ said Senate President Karen Fann. “Expenses have just gotten so ridiculously high just trying to find a place to live temporarily,’’ the Prescott Republican told Capitol Media Services.

Christine Marsh, the 2016 Teacher of the Year, berated a legislative committee last month for the bill, eventually vetoed by the governor, that would have given lawmakers a big pay day in the form of huge increases in their daily allowance while in session. (azleg.gov)

Scottsdale Rep. Jay Lawrence, who supported the allowance increase, bemoaned that Arizonans don't respect their lawmakers like Californians do theirs. (azleg.gov)

Campbell, who sponsored the House bill, said this isn’t about lawmakers lining their pockets. “We have members that are living in motor homes in not-very-nice locations,’’ he said. “And it’s all because of inflation,’’ pointing out the allowance of $60 a day for rural lawmakers and $35 for Maricopa County legislators has not been adjusted since 1984. The legislation Ducey vetoed Friday would have pegged the allowance for outcounty lawmakers at what the U.S. General Services Administration allows for travel to Phoenix. That figure is now $185 a day.

It also would have kept the current practice of paying for seven days a week, regardless of how many days the Legislature is in session, under the premise that rural lawmakers need to rent or buy a second residence. Ducey apparently had no problem with more cash for out-county lawmakers, saying there is “a strong case to be made for ensuring we are appropriately recognizing what is required for them to be here at the state Capitol in Phoenix during session.’’ But it also would have given a half allowance to in-county lawmakers. And, unable to veto just part of the measure, the governor rejected the whole plan. “Next year, we’ll try something different,’’ said Fann. But the idea of jettisoning an allowance hike for urban lawmakers to get Ducey’s signature on a bill definitely annoyed Campbell. “I don’t like the divide-and-conquer thing,’’ he said. “That’s not good politics.’’ It also may not be a winning strategy. There are 53 lawmakers that live in Maricopa County versus 27 who come to the Capitol from the other 14 counties. That means it will take at least some of their votes for rural lawmakers to get the allowance boost they say they need. Campbell said the lack of what he believes is proper compensation rankles some of his colleagues. “It just shows us they don’t think much about us, they don’t consider the needs that we have,’’ he said. “And, the truth of it is, nobody’s looking out for us except ourselves.’’ The governor clearly was turned off by the fact that the bill that reached his desk also boosted the daily allowance collected

by lawmakers who live in Maricopa County from $35 a day to $92.50. These are lawmakers who can go home every night and have no need for local lodging. In his veto message, Ducey said he agreed with supporters that out-county lawmakers need more money because they have to find lodging during the legislative session. “Arizona is the sixth largest state in terms of land area,’’ the governor wrote. “So, for rural legislators and those representing areas outside of Maricopa County, there is a strong case to be made for ensuring we are appropriately recognizing what is required for them to be here at the state Capitol in Phoenix during session.’’ Ducey had another objection to the bill: It would have taken effect later this year, meaning that the lawmakers who voted for it would be the ones who benefit. “Any change in the per diem rate should also be prospective, and apply to the next Legislature, which will be sworn in on Jan. 11, 2021, following the 2020 election,’’ the governor wrote to legislative leaders. “I am open to working with legislators on such a change next session.’’ The veto — and the governor’s conclusion that Maricopa County lawmakers don’t deserve an allowance increase — annoyed Sen. David Livingston, R-Peoria. He defended the provision. “It’s part of the overall compensation package,’’ Livingston said, even though it’s listed in statute as a “subsistence allowance.’’ Livingston also suggested that the Republican governor may have done himself harm with the Legislature. “He could have done something like this that would have benefited the 90 members, that would have made working relationships better,’’ the Peoria lawmaker said. “This makes it more strained.’’ It wasn’t just Ducey who was hesitant about increasing the $35-a-day allowance to in-county lawmakers — those who do not need a Phoenix apartment. That allowance is paid for every day the Legislature is “in session.’’ That includes Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays when lawmakers generally do not meet. And legislators even get reimbursed for the mileage between their homes and the Capitol for every day there is an actual session. Among the foes of the change was Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, who said his driving distance to the Capitol was such

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that he didn’t need to be paid $92.50 a day. Kern also questioned the “optics’’ of lawmakers approving a sharp increase in their allowance and doing so during the last days of the session. The political risk of voting for a sharp increase in allowance did not escape Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff. But he urged colleagues to ignore that possibility. “Let’s rip off the Band-Aid,’’ he said. “Let’s ignore the folks that will beat us up over it, ‘cause it will go away,’’ Thorpe argued. “This will be forgotten.” Livingston, for his part, said he’s not concerned about the political fallout of being a Maricopa County lawmaker seeking to boost his allowance. “I’m very strong in my district,’’ he said. “I go to a lot of things in my district,’’ Livingston continued. “So I figured I can take the arrows easier than anybody else.’’ Campbell had urged unanimous support, saying it would “give (political) cover to anybody who has questions about it... and threaten us with retaliation because we voted to raise our per diem rate.’’ He didn’t get his wish. The Senate vote was 22-7. There was even more doubt in the House where 23 of the 60 members voted against it. Livingston also said there’s another reason that lawmakers, both in- and outcounty, need a bump in their allowance: the Tax Cut and Jobs Act signed in late 2017 by President Trump. On one hand, that law cut tax rates and increased the standard deduction. But it also repealed a section of the tax code that, until this year, gave employees a deduction for the amount of out-of-pocket expenses they incurred that were not reimbursed by their employer. The net result, said Livingston, is that lawmakers whose actual expenses exceed the current per diem rates no longer can deduct the difference from their adjusted income in computing their federal and state taxes. During the debate on the bill last month, Rep. Aaron Lieberman, D-Phoenix, questioned the idea of lawmakers approving more money for themselves even when they refused just last week to restore all of the funds that have been cut during the recession in state aid to public schools. The whole idea of the vote — particularly on what is shaping up to be the last day of the legislative session — drew raised eyebrows from teachers who have been at the Capitol monitoring the votes on spending bills. “I can’t get beyond the irony of your

plight and how it is so incredibly parallel to what is going on with teachers,’’ testified Christine Marsh. She was named the 2016 teacher of the year and was one of the prime proponents of higher pay for educators. Marsh pointed out that proponents of the allowance hike, like Rep. Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, have said the legislators’ $24,000 annual salary — coupled with the lack of adequate reimbursement — has resulted in few people telling her they are interested in running for the Legislature. “And yet that, of course, is what teachers are facing,’’ Marsh said. She said lawmakers voting to hike their expenses should be ready for other parallels, like people telling them they knew what the job paid when they took it and they shouldn’t complain about the pay. “That’s what we hear,’’ Marsh said. “And it’s offensive and not very cool.’’ Storm Gerlock had her own take on the move. “I empathize and can find similarities with what is being said about the challenges of not being adequately compensated for the work that is being done,’’ she told lawmakers. “As an education support professional who is paid hourly, I know the struggles of working two jobs and still not making a living wage.’’ Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, argued that that this is different, as the allowance for lawmakers comes out of the House and Senate budgets, not the state general fund which is where the dollars are allocated for teacher pay raises. That, however, drew a verbal slap from Fernandez who pointed out that all of the cash, whether for teacher salaries or legislative payments, comes from the same pocket of tax dollars. Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, said that, under different circumstances, she might have opposed the hike in allowance. But she pointed out that lawmakers last year approved a 9 percent increase in the average pay for teachers, with another 5 percent in the budget for this coming school year and 5 percent more earmarked for the following year. “Having done that in the past year and the past days, I think this is appropriate,’’ Udall said. Identical language was approved last week in the Senate Appropriations Committee, with both measures now awaiting full votes in their respective chambers. Nothing in the measure affects the $24,000 salary, as that can be raised only with voter approval. That last occurred in 1998; subsequent ballot measures for a salary increase have been defeated.

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2016, though. At the time, the Council approved a development plan that included a base site plan and four additional possible site plan configurations. “That would allow some flexibility in the future for the site,” Scottsdale Senior Planner Brad Carr told the Council in 2016. The site plan options included anywhere between 333 and 812 residential units and about 272,000 to 566,000 square feet of office space. The DRB filing sheds some light on Sun Chase’s specific plans for Scottsdale Entrada. The new master site plan features elements from all of the initial 2016 site plans

and includes 745 residential units, just over 252,000 square feet of office space and 17,500 square feet of retail. The site plan shows the three-story office building wrapping around the southwest corner of the property at McDowell Road and 64th Street. A four-story residential building sits south of that office building. There are additional four-story residential buildings wrapping around the southeast corner of the property along McDowell Road and the canal. Another four-story residential building sits at the northeast corner of the property. Much of the retail at Scottsdale Entrada will flank an entry point off of McDowell

Road just east of 64th Street. The site plan shows two retail buildings on the west side of the entry just east of the office building and some retail appears to be included in the residential buildings on the east side of the entryway. The development also has a significant amount of open space, accounting for about 31 percent of the total redevelopment area. That includes private spaces like pools and common areas for residents along with a central common area between the office and retail uses and the residential buildings that the developer compared to the centralized area at Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix. The plan also includes significant open space on the northern edge to create a buffer between the development and existing residential neighborhoods. That area will include three basins that tier down toward the canal, a concrete path and lighting. The developer is also proposing a dog park for the area that will be open to both residents and non-residents. There is a smaller open space buffer on the east side between the development and the Arizona Canal. The development includes a total of 2,267 parking spaces, the bulk of which will be included in two parking structures located at the east and west sides of the property

day kindergarten and special classes like music, art, world languages, sports and other extra-curricular activities. The district is currently in the fifth year of an override authorization approved by voters in 2014. The new authorization continuing that override would take effect on July 1, 2020 and expire June 30, 2025 if voters approve it. Because it would be a continuation of an existing authorization, a new authorization would not raise the district’s existing tax rate. The total estimated amount of the override is $21.4 million, according to the district. If voters do not approve the override extension in November, the district will begin phasing the existing override out next year. That would result in an estimated $7.13 million reduction in the district’s budget next year. The election received vocal support

from multiple Governing Board members at the June 11 meeting with Board Members Sandy Kravetz, Barbara Perleberg and Jann-Michael Greenburg all speaking in favor of putting the override before voters. Kravetz committed to supporting passage of the override as she had during past elections. Board President Patty Beckman has been a vocal supporter on social media of putting the measure before voters. Several community members also spoke in favor of the override at the meeting. Melinda Gulick and former SUSD Board Member Denny Brown committed to chairing the Yes to Children campaign, which proponents have used to gather support for SUSD bond and override initiatives in the past. State legislative candidate Eric Kurland, a former SUSD teacher who ran unsuccessfully against Republican Reps. John Kava-

nagh and Jay Lawrence in LD 23 last year, also spoke in support of the override. Kurland, who has announced his candidacy for state House in 2020, compared the override to the district taking out a second job to cover necessary expenses and chastised the legislature for its failure to fully fund education in the state. For many voters, the override will appear alongside three City of Scottsdale bond questions totaling $319 million. While this could create some tension as both the override and bond are serviced by the secondary property tax, at least one vocal bond supporter is also behind the override. SUSD parent Mike Norton, who is also co-chairman of the For the Best Scottsdale PAC that is advocating for yes votes on the bond questions, lent his support to the override and committed to serving on the Yes to Children steering committee.

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lans for the long-dormant Scottsdale Entrada site along McDowell Road are finally beginning to take shape — two-and-a-half years after the project first went before the City Council. Property owner Sun Chase Holdings recently submitted a master site plan and design concepts for approval to the Scottsdale Development Review Board. The site, located at 64th Street and McDowell Road, housed auto dealerships in the past during the area’s Motor Mile heyday but has sat empty for years as the property owner prepared plans for a new mixed-used development. The Scottsdale City Council approved zoning amendments requested by the developer in November 2016, paving the way for a new mixed-use development that would include residential condos, a hotel, office space and other commercial uses. The project is unique compared to some other mixed-use projects that have cropped up in the area in recent years because of the amount of office space it includes. The Council’s 2016 zoning approval included stipulations requiring a minimum of 250,000 square feet of office space and a maximum of 750 residential units, 250 hotel rooms and 50,000 square feet of retail. How those components would be balanced on the site was not clear back in

A site plan for the long-gestating Scottsdale Entrada mixed-use development gives the clearest picture yet of the developer’s plans for the long-dormant site. (Progress ﬁle photo)

School board OKs override election Nov. 5 T PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

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Hepatitis A outbreak sweeping state, county BY ABBAGAIL LEON Cronkite News

national outbreak of hepatitis A, which can cause nausea, jaundice and, in rare cases, kill, is sweeping through the state — including Maricopa County, Arizona health officials report. Two people have died of the liver disease in Arizona. Since November, 353 cases have been reported, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Nearly 90 of those cases were reported in May in eight counties. The best ways to protect against the highly contagious virus are through vaccination and regular handwashing, DHS said. Hepatitis A is contracted by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the virus through feces. That happens when an infected person does not wash his or her hands properly after using the restroom. Common symptoms include a sudden fever, jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea and clay-colored bowel movements. The virus also affects liver function. “If you are experiencing any symp-

Jessica Rigler, assistant director at the Arizona Department of Health Services, says the best way to prevent contracting hepatitis A virus is to thoroughly wash your hands after using the restroom and get a vaccination. (Alicia Canales/Cronkite News)

toms of concern it is important to reach out to your health care provider,” said Jessica Rigler, DHS assistant director. “There is no treatment for hepatitis A.” Mass produced food can be at risk. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug

titis A linked to the consumption of the blackberries. “Every year, we will often see smaller outbreaks of hepatitis A that are associated with a contaminated food product,” Rigler said. About 80 percent of people who contracted hepatitis A over the course of seven months had to be hospitalized. Groups at a high risk of infection include young children or workers in child care, people who are homeless, use drugs or have been incarcerated, according to DHS. State health officials encourage those who are at a high risk to contract the virus receive a hepatitis A vaccination. They recommend it for food-service workers, child-care workers and children who are at This map by the state Department of Health Services least 1 year-old and in a child-care shows the counties hit by the hepatitis A outbreak. setting. (Arizona Department of Health Services) About 20 states are experiencing an outbreak of the virus, including Administration alerted consumers of a hepatitis A virus contamination of nearly 4,700 cases in Kentucky and certain kinds of frozen blackberries about 3,000 in Ohio, according to the under the Kroger “Private Selection” Centers for Disease Control and Prebrands. According to the FDA, there vention. Nationally, 189 people have have been no reported cases of hepa- died over three years.

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New curbs put on corporate loophole for private schools BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona is finally ready to curtail – but not stop – the ability of corporations to divert what they owe in state income tax to instead help send children to private and parochial schools, a system of credits that threatened to reduce corporate tax collections to zero. Legislation signed two weeks ago by Gov. Doug Ducey will rein in a decade-old law that allows corporations to get a dollar-for-dollar credit against their income taxes for money they donate to “scholarship tuition organizations.’’ The legislation, sponsored by Chandler Republican Sen. J.D. Mesnard, partially undoes legislation that was pushed by a retired Chandler senator, Steve Yarbrough. The STOs provide funds parents can use to pay the tuition and fees of their children at private schools. The credit remains. But what is changing with the new law is the amount of dollars that can be diverted. It originally started out with a $10 million cap. But it was engineered so that could increase by 20 percent a year. For the current year, the amount of diverted dollars has ballooned to $89.2 million. And left unabated, it would reach nearly $222 million by the 2023-2024 school year. More to the point, there is no limit. And given that corporate tax collections are not increasing at 20 percent a year – revenue estimates for this year are at $427 million – they could owe the state nothing before the end of the decade. “It’s reaching a growing number of our corporate dollars,’’ noted Mesnard. The new law curbs the annual increase to 15 percent beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, dropping to 10 percent the year after that, 5 percent the following

State Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, left, was House Majority Leader when Sen. Steve Yarbrough was Senate president before he retired. (Progress ﬁle photo)

year and then settling at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is greater, in the 2023-2024 school year. The financial difference is significant: By that year, the $222 million that corporations would otherwise have been allowed to divert will be reduced to just $145 million. And with the new cap, annual increases in foregone corporate revenues after that will be in the $3 million range. David Lujan, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, asked lawmakers to impose that 2 percent cap immediately, arguing that would generate $67 million for the state in the next three years. That plea proved a nonstarter. The scholarship program predates – and is different from – the vouchers that provide state funds directly to parents to pay for tuition and other expenses at private and parochial schools.

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ACSTO was the secondlargest tuition organization in the state, behind only to the program run by the Catholic church. It collected more than $200 million in donations between 1998 and 2017, giving out $173 million of that in scholarships as Arizona law allows sponsoring organizations to keep up to 10 percent for costs. organization in the state, behind only to the program run by the Catholic church. It collected more than $200 million in donations between 1998 and 2017, giving out $173 million of that in scholarships as Arizona law allows sponsoring organizations to keep up to 10 percent for costs. Yarbrough said he had nothing to gain from his sponsorship of the corporate tax credits, saying all the money he gave out came from private and not corporate donations. In his last year in office – and after stepping aside from ACSTO – Yarbrough did offer to support reducing that 20 percent year-over-year inflator. But that died when he insisted it be paired with actually increasing the amounts of some other tax credits available for these private and parochial school scholarships. This year’s version, sponsored by Mesnard, had no such trade-off. It gained unanimous approval of both the House and Senate. During 2017, the most recent year for which records are available, Internal Revenue Service filings by ACSTO show that out of the $21.3 million the organization collected, Yarbrough was paid $98,241 in annual salary plus another $27,840 in what was listed as the cost of fringe benefits and life insurance. On top of that, the organization paid another $659,300 to HY Processing, a firm owned by Yarbrough and his wife, Linda, to handle the accounting and paperwork for the scholarships. And ACSTO was renting space in a building owned by Yarbrough.

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elody Pierce, Miss Scottsdale 2019, is on her way to Miss Arizona for the third time. “I’m so excited,” she said. “I’ve had many, many months to prepare for this job and prepare for this opportunity, so I’m more excited than anything. I think there’s definitely a healthy dose of nerves, but I’m ready.” And to prepare, she has been doing what she does best: giving back to the community. Pierce was crowned Miss Scottsdale at the end of September last year. Since then, she has not only worked full-time as an account executive with the Knight Agency Public Relations & Marketing, she has also been a Goodwill ambassador for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, completing over 100 hours of community service in just seven months. In addition, she founded S.T.E.P.S. Recovery Coaching in February, where she helps others battling eating disorders. “I actually completed a six-month [training] course in about two weeks, just so I could start as quickly as possible being an eating disorder, recovery and body acceptance coach,” she said. S.T.E.P.S., which stands for support, talk, educate and prepare, stems from her past overcoming an eating disorder. She was diagnosed at the age of 10 with anorexia and struggled with it well into high school. “Eating disorders are something I’ve been very passionate about,” Pierce said. “After I overcame that struggle in my life, I knew that I didn’t go through it for no reason and that I was put on this earth to give back.” Through S.T.E.P.S., Pierce helps a wide range of people, from teenagers — both male and female — to adults, including mothers. “It’s really hard for a lot of mothers when they give birth to their children to really appreciate their bodies again because they are just going to change. I’m able to help them through that space as well. But it really runs the gamut because everyone struggles with some sort of feeding or eat-

dards-based curriculum for fourth to sixth grade students addressing body image and eating disorders. The overarching message of this curriculum is “you matter” — a message she picked up from her friend Andy Hull’s mother, who spoke to Pierce’s high school class about Andy’s suicide. “Andy Hull ended up dying by suicide my junior year of high school, and his mother came in and spoke about the fact that we matter. That really gave me some perspective into the fact that I didn’t ever want my mom to be standing on a stage beMelody Pierce, Miss Scottsdale 2019, will take part in Miss Arizona from June cause she had lost 19-22 at Mesa Arts Center. (Karlie Colleen Photography/Special to the Progress) her child. So, I knew that I needed to ing issue, whether it’s a full-fledged eating step up,” Pierce said. That night, she told her mom she needed disorder or not,” Pierce said. S.T.E.P.S. provides a support system for help. “We didn’t really know what to do, we those who need it. “It’s for everyone who just needs…the didn’t know where to go, but we did it toability to understand that living in your gether. From that point forward I was able body shouldn’t hold you back from any- to recover fully from my eating disorder, and now I get to help others do the same,” thing that you’re doing,” Pierce said. So far, Pierce has helped over one dozen Pierce said. Pierce, now a certified recovery and people through S.T.E.P.S. Pierce is very selective of who she brings body acceptance coach by the Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy program, has a on, but for good reason. “I don’t want to bring someone on who long history supporting eating disorderI don’t think that I can help to my fullest related causes. She has volunteered for nearly seven exposure,” she said. “Preparing for Miss Arizona is a full-time job as well, so [I’m] years with the National Eating Disorders making sure I’m not stretching myself so Association (NEDA) as a committee leadthin. I definitely have a limited clientele at er, spearheading teams and raising over this point in my life, but I’m excited to grow $10,000 for the annual NEDA Walk. “I was able to join up with a lot of local it moving forward.” As part of S.T.E.PS., Pierce created a stan- nonprofits, as well as be involved with

some of my own, and then start my business as well. So, I’m continuing to just raise awareness and help people understand eating disorders a little bit better,” Pierce said. Pierce was also active at Arizona State University, where she graded in 2018 with a degree in public relations and image management, as president of Eating Disorder Recovery and Awareness. As someone consistently on a stage — whether as part of a pageant or behind the microphone, speaking to crowds of over 5,000 people on behalf of Andy Hull’s Sunshine Foundation, a nonprofit that provides awareness and prevention of suicide — Pierce was hesitant to share her story at first. “It was something I [wasn’t] sure I wanted to make a totally public thing and be this advocate because it is very personal and it is something that I went through. It’s not my brother, it’s not my mom — it’s me,” she said. But she knew that stepping outside of her comfort zone would only help others. “I did have to navigate that space. I did have to learn a lot about myself and how to take care of myself, but I am so thankful that I ever did because the amount of messages and emails and notes that I get saying that I helped someone feel better or I helped someone get help or whatever it might be, that out-numbers any sort of uncomfortability factor that there would ever be,” Pierce said. Pierce recalls one student from Boulder Creek High School, who approached her after she spoke at the Anthem school. “She had come up to [me] afterwards and said, ‘I’m harming myself, and I’m not doing okay,’” Pierce said, adding that together, they immediately went to the student’s counselor to get her help. “That was really powerful,” Pierce said. “But I do get messages every day and all of them are very important and very special to me.” Pierce doesn’t call herself a role model; instead, she calls herself a mentor and a friend, one who has a very simple, yet powerful message for young girls who might

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Steve and Jamie LeVine work hard, play hard BY LAUREN WISE Progress Guest Writer

hen Steve LeVine started his DJ career in college, he could hardly have known it would turn into an award-winning, all-encompassing events company. “Working in a DJ company brought me into the entertainment realm,” LeVine explained, noting: “From the DJ side I got into nightclub promotions and marketing and getting people to show up to events. In the ’90s there wasn’t a such thing as ‘promoters,’ so when we started it, we had no idea how big it would get.” In 2007, after LeVine realized the market for corporate events and that DJ culture was going mainstream, he founded the Scottsdale Airpark-based Steve LeVine Entertainment (SLE). SLE has since garnered a reputation as one of the most innovative event and marketing companies in Scottsdale, and swept the industry awards for the past few years. In 2018 alone, it was rated in the top 10 of advertising, graphic design, internet marketing, PR and event planning; from Ranking Arizona it scored the top three slots for production, public relations and event planning. It has grown into a one-stop-shop for just about any corporate (or, if you have the dough, private) needs — event planning and execution, talent booking and management, marketing and promotions, design and media. “Ultimately, we're good at reaching people and getting people to come to the events for our clients or ourselves,” LeVine explains. SLE works with just about everyone: The Birds Nest, Hakkasan Nightclub in Vegas, Purely Sedona, the Phoenix Suns, ASU, AZ Rattlers, Mark Taylor, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Pat’s Run, Maya Day and Nightclub — the list goes on and on. You’re

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look up to her. “I would like to tell them that they matter,” she said. “Their current state of being unhappy with themselves or living in a changing body isn’t forever. Really embrace life and embrace every day and understand that there’s so much joy you can find in the little moments.” Previously, Pierce held the title of Miss Arcadia in 2018 and Miss Tucson Desert Rose in 2017.

At Steve LeVine Entertainment in the Scottsdale Airpark, Jamie and Steve LeVine produce events for children, families, music fans and the corporate world. (Courtesy Steve LeVine Entertainment)

sure to have attended one of their events by the sway of their sell. But you’re not the only one having fun; SLE was rated in the top 10 locally for best workplace culture. “You have to fit the culture to be able to do what we do. Lots of long hours when you’re in the events business,” said Steve, who works as SLE’s chief entertainment officer. Take this past spring, for example, when SLE had its own version of March Madness, producing three massive events in just as many weeks. It was a whirlwind of some of the staple events of the year: the Chandler Ostrich Festival, the Pot of Gold Music Fes-

At Miss Arizona, a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering the women of Arizona to achieve their personal and professional goals, Pierce will wear a custom, royal blue gown designed by Californiabased Mia Bella Couture. “Interview is by far my favorite part,” she said of the competition. “I really love sharing my personality with [the judges] and getting to have a conversation with them. And then beyond that, my evening gown is stunning.” Pierce is also looking forward to seeing

tival and Scottsdale Fashion Week. “I grew up going to the Ostrich Festival with my family,” said his wife, Jamie LeVine, chief communications officer, who joined the team in 2001 and brought a public relations background, solidifying the PR element of SLE. “It’s interesting to see how the company evolves when you factor in where you’re at in life,” she added. “To hear our kids look forward to it every year and say it’s better than Legoland makes it that much more exciting to be a part of such a historic event.” Steve said that as he grew, “I always did events for the age range surrounding where I was, or slightly younger or older.

her fellow contestants — now her close friends — at Miss Arizona. “It’s so incredible to be surrounded by women who are so incredible,” she said. “These women also have jobs and nonprofits that they care about and these social impacts. Fueling yourself with the right people is so important and I’m so thankful for an organization that has given me those people.” Miss Arizona 2018 is Isabel Ticlo, a summa cum laude graduate of ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business. The 24-year-old

It wasn’t until I had kids I realized there weren’t many events for kids that existed, so we’re starting to create more of those.” One of those youth-oriented events includes the creation of the Kids Fashion Week. Last year SLE cast over 200 kids, the concept being that the kids are from all walks of life and shapes and sizes. “The kids don’t have to have any experience or representation,” Jamie adds. “It’s a feel-good event and the community has really rallied around it.” And SLE is about creating a culture of family and community. There is office laser tag and “SLE Bucks” — award dollars given to nominated exceptional employees. They are then spent when SLE has an auction to win items like concert tickets, gift cards or days off. SLE works hard and plays hard. They often envision the ideal event they want to attend, and create it for a select group of people. Like the private yacht party in Miami featuring Warren G a few years ago — originally a birthday party for Jamie — which turned into a regular event, featuring Snoop Dogg this past year, with plans for an East Coast version. But the remainder of 2019 has an array of less lavish plans that Scottsdale residents can enjoy. “Summertime is filled with pool parties, whether it’s at Maya, or an event for a cause, like the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Night Walk,” he said. “We also have an event that we can’t announce quite yet coming in the fall, that will also be a very family-oriented festival.” Between the festivals, charity events and partnerships with some of Arizona’s biggest brands and sports teams, it’s inspiring to see that there is still room for improving the space for larger-scale kid events. He said, “There’s something about starting people on our events through childhood all the way to the corporate world — it’s incredible.”

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Elks bid a fond adieu to Fry's

Scottsdale Elks Lodge 2148 threw a farewell party for employees at the Fry's Food Store on the northwest corner of Thomas Road and 61st Place June 9, inviting neighbors as well for what was a bittersweet farewell to the store, which is giving way to a new senior living community. "Everybody had a good time,:" said lodge spokesman Terry Youngs, adding that it was his wife Lynn's idea to host the gathering. "This is a pretty tight-knit neighborhood and we're going to miss this Fry's. I don't know where we will do our shopping because nothing is nearby," he said. About 200 people attended the event, paid for by the lodge, including, from left, Lynn Youngs, Deb Clark, Daryl Nelson, Denise Nelson, Aaron Nelson, Fry's Manager Paula Soltis, Steve Kireopoulos and Terry Youngs. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

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16 Tail waggin’ tales (Ages 6-10)

Children can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from 2 to 2:45 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-3127323.

Story stop (Ages 0-5)

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

Monday

17 New Faces AA meeting

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

Yoga Babies

Bond with your baby and learn gentle stretches and techniques that will calm, soothe and help your baby digest from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Arabian Library, 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road. Information: 480312-7323.

Kids Cafe

Stop by the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., at 12:30 p.m. for a free lunch provided by Scottsdale Unified School district, followed by an educational activity, for anyone ages 18 and younger. Information: 480-312-7323.

Rainbow Storytime

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Receive help with downloadables. Bring your device, library card and questions from noon to 1 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

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interactive story program with songs and rhymes for children 2 to 5 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Business Energizer

Learn about setting weekly goals and generate business ideas with fellow business owners from 9 to 10 a.m. This group meets virtually. To join, meet the group online through the “Monday Business Energizer” group LinkedIn page. Free. Information: edgar@compasscbs.com.

Guitar club (ages 8-11)

Learn guitar basics including warm-up techniques, tuning, hand positions, note-reading and more from 3 to 4 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. No prior experience needed. Participants are encouraged to attend the class for four weeks. Information: 480-312-7323.

Tuesday

18 Basketball camp

Kids ages 7 to 13 will have the chance to enjoy a basketball camp weekdays all summer long through Aug. 5 at DreamTeam Academy, 15955 N. Dial Blvd., Suite 3. Camp days include three hours of basketball training with two hours of open court time. In the afternoons, children can watch parent-approved movies, play video games, board games, read books and more. The half-day camp takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and costs $50. The full-day option takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and costs $75. A catered lunch is available for an additional $10. Registration is required. Information: 480-800-8326.

Let’s knit

Learn or practice knitting with others from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at

Thursday

Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Free. Information: 480-483-7121.

Rising Young Professionals

Grab your business cards and a bowling ball for a social networking event from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bowlero North Scottsdale, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. The event is open to both Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals and guests. Preregistration guest tickets are $20. Guest tickets may also be purchased at the door for $25. Information: www.scottsdalechamber.com.

Etiquette classes (Ages 9-12)

Registered students will practice skills such as self-introduction, handshaking, eye contact, smiling, apologizing, phone skills, table manners and more from 10 a.m. to noon from June 18 to 21 at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church, 10755 N. 124th St. Attendance is $250. Information: 480510-6346.

Wednesday

19 ESL classes

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Free. Information: 480-312-7323.

Tail waggin’ tales

Children ages 6-10 can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-312-7323.

Speedy bridge

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

20 Piano Fusion

Piano Fusion is a nonprofit keyboard group that rehearses from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday at Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place, 4425 N. Granite Reef Road. The group is open to all levels of piano playing. $10 monthly donation requested. Information: 480276-2425.

Musical storytime

This program is a fun, interactive way for families to bring music into their home. Using children’s stories, each child and caregiver duo will learn how to play together in ways that will enhance their child’s musical and general development. Learn new songs and games, and play music on child friendly instruments from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-7323.

Introductory English

Learn English from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. No prior experience necessary. Information: 480-312-7323.

Women in Leadership

Arizona Strategies President Karrin Taylor Robson will share a powerful message, “Building Relations: The Art of Collaborations,” over a delicious and healthy lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa, 5700 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley. Tickets are $75 to $90. Reserve a seat or table quickly by emailing Julie Plummer at jplummer@scottsdalechamber.com.

Connect at Brunch Café

Attend a business professionals networking breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. at Brunch Café, 15507 N. Scottsdale Road. The event is open to both Scottsdale members and guests. Preregistration guest tickets are $30. Guest tickets may also be

purchased at the door for $35. Information: www.scottsdalechamber.com.

Friday

21 In stitches knitters group

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

Phoenix Conservatory of Music

Enjoy a mini concert series featuring tunes from various world cultures from 4 to 5 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Advanced beginner bridge

Join others in playing a fun game of bridge from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-312-7323.

Saturday

22 Books 2 boogie (Ages 0-5)

Children and their caregivers are invited to participate in music, movement and song from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-312-7323.

10601 N. 56th St. Attendance is $475 and includes an etiquette training manual, four-course lunch and workshop training certificate. Registration is required. Information: 480-5106346.

Sunday

23 Story stop (Ages 0-5)

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

Dinosaurs storytime

Babies through 24 months of age can enjoy storytime activities and a reading of “Hello, World! Dinosaurs” with their caregiver at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 10500 N. 90th St. Information: 480-391-0048.

Monday

24 Film series: ‘The Upside’

Enjoy the heartfelt comedy inspired by a true story, “The Upside,” from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. The film is rated PG-13. Information: 480-312-7323.

Alphabet Yoga

Family storytime (Ages 0-5)

Children ages 3 to 6 can have fun alongside their parents while learning letters and animals from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480312-7323.

Children and their caregivers can listen to stories and music and participate in rhyming activities from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Business etiquette workshop

Certified Etiquette Instructor SueAnn Brown will offer a workshop designed for business professionals, small business owners, executives, soon-to-be college graduates, entrepreneurs and fundraisers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Orange Tree Golf Resort,

Play a game of bingo based on favorite children’s book characters from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Caregiver assistance for younger children is required. Information: 480-3127323.

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gram is sponsored by the U.S. State Department and is the or the first time, three Scottsdale government’s flaggraduates of Walter ship international Cronkite School of Joureducational exchange nalism and Mass Communicainitiative. tion students at Arizona State University The program sends are recipients of prestigious Fulbright students, teachers, proU.S. Scholar Program awards, granting fessionals and scholars them the opportunity to study and work to study, teach, lecture abroad. and conduct research The winners are Jakob Wastek, 22, Re- in more than 155 counbecca Spiess, 20, and Mia Armstrong, 21. tries; brings foreign stuJakob Wastek, who grew up in north- dents and academics to ern Scottsdale, is one of those students. the U.S.; and increases He will teach English in Germany. mutual understanding “It’s very unusual for three students between Americans and from one school to be selected for this people of other nationhighly competitive program — in fact, we alities. don’t know of another time it has hapAnd this happens to pened,” said Cronkite Dean Christopher be Wastek’s second FulCallahan in a prepared statement. bright experience. Though ASU is among the top schools During the summer of Recipients of the prestigious Fulbright award from left are Mia Armstrong, 21, Jakob Wastek, 22 and Rebecca Spiess, in the country for Fulbright scholars, the 2017, Wastek studied 20. Spiess and Wastek are both headed to Germany to teach English, while Armstrong will teach English in Mexico. (Cronkite School/Special to the Progress) Cronkite School, specifically, has had a to- social identity during a tal of four other Fulbright award winners Fulbright U.K. Summer The program helps emerging leaders ducer for the science TV show “Catalyst,” in the past decade. increase their communication skills, as which airs on Arizona PBS. Institute program in Dundee, Scotland. “I was extremely excited and kind of He also completed internships at “Going to Scotland was one of the best well as explore the culture, heritage and shocked,” Wastek said of the award. “It experiences I’ve ever had,” he said. “I plan history of the U.K.. WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois; Crew was a surreal moment of realizing, ‘Oh, to go back when I go to Germany and “It was very much immersing us in un- West production company in Phoenix; I’m going to Germany.’” have some free time — just head over to derstanding what the Scottish history and Naperville Community Television Wastek studied broadcast journalism, the U.K. and revisit certain areas. I can- and culture was and the identity of the (NCTV17) in Naperville, Illinois. video production and editing at Cronkite not describe how nice the people are and Scottish people,” Wastek said. After his Fulbright year, Wastek plans and graduated this past spring. Another Cronkite student and Scott- to work as a video producer for longerhow fun it is to be there [in Scotland].” In September, he will head to the Rhesdale native, Kylie Cochrane, will study form news videos and documentaries. inland-Pfalz area of southwest Germany “When I get back from Germany, that’s His mentor at Barrett, the Honors abroad this summer at the Fulbright U.K. and will return to the states June 2020. College at ASU, Jacquelyn Scott Lynch, Summer Institute at the University of what I want to do, and I want to keep my Wastek chose Germany for a couple of strongly suggested he — a sophomore at Bristol. skills fresh over there, while also doing reasons. According to ASU’s press release, Co- something fun,” he said. the time — apply to both the U.K. SumFor starters, he has family in Germany. chrane plans to explore the intersection Fellow recipient Spiess will also head mer program and the Fulbright award. “My grandmother is German; she was to Germany, spending nine months re“I asked him if I could have the hon- of arts, activism and social justice. born and raised in Germany before she or of writing one of his letters of supThis past February, Lynch wrote in searching and reporting on immigration left. Pretty much my entire side of my port,” said Lynch, a principal lecturer a letter addressed to the Barrett 2019 in Berlin at the Young Journalists Promom’s family lives in Germany,” he said. and honors faculty fellow at Barrett, Outstanding Graduate Selection Com- gram; while Armstrong, who graduated Wastek also spent eight years study- a dean’s fellow at Lorraine W. Frank mittee that Wastek’s service to the Bar- with dual degrees in journalism and ing the German language — four years in Office of National Scholarship Advise- rett community over the past four years global studies, will head to Mexico to high school, and four years in college. ment and affiliated faculty at ASU’s De- has been transformative for the Barrett teach English and storytelling. In addition to teaching English, Wastek partment of English. peers he serves. Wastek hopes he leaves Germany with plans to make documentary-style films “He’s passionate about learning itself; a different, better perspective. Wastek credits Lynch for pushing him about not only his Fulbright experience, to become a better student. and as a student, Barrett Writing Tutor, “Going out of the United States into, but also the German culture. “She has really helped me,” he said. “I ONSA Ambassador and ONSA Writing honestly, a new world is something that “It’s going to be a mixture of things. would say that Walter Cronkite has defi- Fellow, he helps everyone around him I think will definitely help me gain [a] It’s going to be this travel-style kind of nitely helped me a ton, [but] Barrett and achieve higher levels in their education- better perspective on life, politics — just documentary that the main story is go- the program and the professor there al pursuits,” she wrote. society, in general,” he said. ing to be what I’m doing, but at the same have been the main push.” Lynch applauded Wastek for helping All three recipients graduated in May time, I’m going to look at different issues, Only 10 students in the U.S. were fellow Barrett students reach high levels with summa cum laude honors from particularly if there’s this similar divide awarded the Fulbright Scotland Summer of success. Cronkite and Barrett. between the rural and the urban politi- Institute Program, a three-week academ“He’s like an ace teaching professor They join 21 other ASU students cally in Germany, like there is here in the ic and cultural program hosted by the who just doesn’t have any degrees — named Fulbrights for the 2019-2020 United States,” he said. academic year. Glasgow School of Art and the University yet,” Lynch said. Created in 1946, the Fulbright proof Strathclyde. At Cronkite, Wastek worked as a proInformation: us.fulbrightonline.org

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t's a dirty business but someScottsdale body has to do it. And so scores of kids of all ages embraced the annual Mighty Mud Mania event at Chaparral Park June 8. Among those getting down and dirty were 1) Dylan Waggener, 9; 2) Luke Conti, 7; 3) Jay Stricklin, 6; 4) Anthony Ludeman, 9; 5) Gavin Lehew, 11; 6) Jameson Johns, 8. And as the last photo indicates, there was more than just mud in the eye for the jubilant mud jumpers. Presumably, their parents made them take their shoes off before entering the house. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

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Dating and dogs are app’s twin targets BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

harles Messow is passionate about two things: helping people find love and supporting dog shel-

ters. And his dating app, Cove, which launched in Phoenix and Scottsdale in May, aims to do just that. Cove is a unique dating app that guides users through a three-step process that must be completed within seven days. Step one is, once users match, they unlock the ability to instant message each other. Then, they send each other audio messages, followed by video messages. And this all takes place within the Cove app. This progression allows the two users to not only get to know each other on a deeper level, but also help eliminate the possibility of being catfished. “By the time you’re at level three, then you’ve completely taken catfishing off the table. You’ve completely taken the possibility that someone was misrepresented in the profile off the table, which

Charles Messow is the founder of a new dating app, Cove, which launched in Phoenix and Scottsdale in May and benefits Almost There Foster Care, a dog shelter located in Paradise Valley. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

is a big deal. You can hear how somebody communicates,” Messow said. Cove has been in private beta testing since late 2018 and opened to the pub-

lic in January. About 20,000 people registered in beta, but Cove only accepted about 2,000.

Messow chose the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas for its national launch because data congregated by Cove suggested high levels of dissatisfaction with online dating in Phoenix, particularly with women. “We believe there is a large segment of the population who are starving for something more meaningful in online dating,” he said. “Cove caters to an audience looking for more than a random hook-up with someone they meet online.” According to Messow, women who have used Cove have said that the app has saved them from wasting their time with a potential suitor. “The flip side of that is we’ve heard women say, ‘I would have never gone on a date if it wasn’t for this process because, if it was just based on his picture, I was kind of in-between, and then I heard him speak and we got a little deeper in conversation, and I just fell for him,’” Messow said. With thousands of dating apps and websites from which to choose, Messow heard his friends’ complaints and

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Sterling K. Brown stops by for IWC Schaffhausen BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

terling K. Brown is dressed in an all-black suit and smiles widely when he is approached in IWC Schaffhausen, as he visited to launch the Spitfire Collection in Scottsdale Fashion Square. The actor fell in love with the highend watches as he prepared for award shows. “I’ve been blessed enough to be honored by the Emmys and different sorts of awards programs,” said Brown, of “This is Us” and “Black Panther” fame. “You find yourself on these red carpets and I’m very much from the other side of the tracks. I was looking at designers

for shows and suits, etc. I thought IWC had a gorgeous product.” So, he simply asked, and the Swiss watch company said yes. “We started a relationship from that, and I’ve just fallen in love with the elegance of the watches. They’re sleek,” he said, pointing to his wrist. IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. The crafts masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie and, as an ecologically and socially responsible company, IWC is committed to sustainable production, supports institutions around the globe in their work with children and young people, and maintains partnerships

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Actor Sterling K. Brown eyes IWC Schaffhausen watches with Darin Rabb, the brand president of IWC. (Photo courtesy IWC Schaffhausen)

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set out to address and fix them. “Everybody is at parties where they don’t like the music and they don’t like the food, but everybody’s there just because everybody’s there – and that’s a bad reason to be somewhere. That’s basically the analogy in dating apps; we have all these alternatives, but don’t want to address these issues that make it not an efficient experience or a fun experience or engaging or meaningful experience,” Messor said. In addition to the three-step, sevenday process, Cove features compatibility quiz games embedded in the chat thread at the beginning of each level. These games are intended to provide insight into the users’ way of thinking on a wide range of general topics. “A core philosophy at the very beginning was to have more meaningful interactions online thanks to technology, instead of these shallow interactions. This is why I think everybody’s starving for something more meaningful and for a little bit more depth,” Messow said. Users also have the ability to earn points based on compatibility with their matches and for general app activity.

These points are then redeemable for perks, like free Starbucks drinks, Uber rides or donations to a charity. Cove’s Phoenix beneficiary is Almost There Foster Care, located in Paradise Valley at the Hormel Mansion. Almost There Foster Care (ATFC), founded by Geri Hormel, is a local animal rescue that specializes in saving the lives of large-breed dogs and their puppies. “I hope to bring awareness not only to Almost There Foster Care, but to rescues, in general,” said Hormel, who thought the partnership with Cove was “too good to be true.” “The more people we can get to support rescue through volunteering, adopting and/or donating, the more good we can do for the homeless animals in need,” she said. On the Cove app, users can use the promo code ATFC to earn bonus points that can be redeemed for a donation to the nonprofit. “I love the idea of a safer dating app that is also gamified; and the fact that they are encouraging people to use points gained as donations towards small charities is brilliant,” Hormel said. “Of course, I am a bit biased being one of those charities, but pushing people to

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with organizations dedicated to environmental protection. “When they asked me to launch this Spitfire Collection, I thought it was interesting,” he said. Born in St. Louis — as he said on the “other side of the tracks” — Brown graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with an acting degree. Initially, he wanted to major in economics, but as a college freshman, he fell in love with acting. Brown earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. “After I graduated, I said to myself, ‘I spent a lot of money on this school,’” Brown said. “I knew a lot of people went to school and then subsequently found the other things they wanted to do or that the industry itself was just not their cup of tea.

Retailing for about $7,600, the Portuguese Chronograph features a stainless steel case, and automatic self-winding mechanism. (Photo courtesy IWC Schaffhausen)

be more philanthropic is always a good thing.” Messow said when he first visited ATFC, he saw similarities between the shelter and Cove. “[Dogs in shelters have] to go through a process to regain trust in people. And the Cove process is exactly that. We’re all jaded and mistrusting online now and here’s a process where you can build trust,” he said. Messow’s goal is to partner with an animal rescue located in every local market with which Cove is aligned. He plans to launch Cove in Nashville next, hopefully within 60 days. “We’re using the gamification to drive offline activities and helping awesome causes like Almost There,” Messow said. Offline activities include activations at various local establishments, and the Cove events hosted at these restaurants and bars will also benefit ATFC. “It’s the tip of the iceberg because I think there’s a trend of people wanting more experiential, and this will complement a more meaningful way to connect with people online and offline,” Messow said. On June 22, Cove will host a single’s event called “Love & Puppies” at Wrig-

ley Mansion, where attendees can play and take photos with puppies. The cocktail reception includes live music, free gifts, food, drinks and surprise guests. Tickets are $100 per person, but a limited number of free tickets are available to those who register for the Cove app. Proceeds from the event will benefit ATFC, and Cove will donate up to $50,000 to the nonprofit. Those who cannot make it to the single’s event but want to give back to ATFC can use the promo code ATFC when registering for the app, and Cove will donate $15 to the organization. Cove is available for both iPhone and Android users.

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“I’m a man of faith. I believe all things work for those who believe. ‘Luck’ isn’t the word because you make your own luck. I believe in preparation meets opportunity.” “There’s a lot of rejection. I folded my hands, closed my eyes and said, ‘God, I want to just pay the bills doing what it is I love.’ And God said yes. “Since I’ve been out of school, I haven’t waited tables. I haven’t done anything else other than what it is that I love to do, and may that continue in perpetuity.” He’s been successful. In 2018, he became the first African-American actor to win a Golden Globe in the best actor in a television drama category, for “This is Us.” The same year he became the first African-American actor to win a Screen Actors Guild Award in the outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series category for the same TV show. Brown said he’s been blessed to have had such high-profile roles. The 43-year-old has been acting since he was 25 so it’s about time he was recognized, he said with a smile.

“For a long time, I toiled in relative obscurity, but still being blessed to have played the roles I have,” said Brown, who gave the commencement address at Stanford University in 2018. “I’m a man of faith. I believe all things work for those who believe. ‘Luck’ isn’t the word because you make your own luck. I believe in preparation meets opportunity.” He compares the fight to fame to a boxer. “You just keep trying to get those little shots in until somebody drops their guard and try to hit them,” he said with a laugh. “A few years ago, I had ‘The People vs. O.J.’ and then I was able to back it up with ‘This is Us.’ Then ‘Black Panther’ happened right on the heels of that. I’m enjoying this moment and I’m looking forward to what the universe has in store.”

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Why did you move to Scottsdale? BY SANDY SCHENKAT Progress Contributor

ery few people who live in Scottsdale are natives, so my question to you is — Why did you move here? I chose to move to Scottsdale because of its world class arts and culture and because it is more sophisticated in many respects than other cities. We all paid for that cache when we purchased our homes. Property values in Scottsdale are higher than other communities and I believe in the old sayings: “You get what you pay for” and “There is no free lunch in this world.” In order to maintain our special quality of life and protect property values, we are being asked to vote on a $319 million

bond package in November. It’s time for Scottsdale citizens to come together and vote YES. The bond projects are available for all to see on the city website. After attending most of the 2018 Capital Improvement Project budget meetings, I came to the realization that we need to reinvest in our infrastructure. It is no different than owning a car. You cannot keep driving it without investing in the maintenance — oil changes, mechanical work, etc. Scottsdale has been driving for many years without doing necessary maintenance nor have we kept up improvements for the future needs of our rapidly growing city for optimal performance. My emphasis is on Question #2 — Community Spaces and Infrastructure. Those bond projects will help improve our tourism business.

Tourists bring a lot of money into Scottsdale. They enjoy our Old Town, arts district, exploring, hiking, entertainment and dining. They generate sales taxes for our General Fund. If our city is not improved, tourism will suffer. We need to vote for a bond package to �ix much needed infrastructure and improve our tourism venues so that Scottsdale will shine again. Our luster has been diminishing for years so it’s time to take pride in what we have and why we moved here. It’s time to improve the city to make it the best that it can be. A friend of mine who is an executive at an advertising agency recommended we use the campaign slogan ‘Step Up for a Better Scottsdale’ to promote the bonds which I think is a fantastic message. We all need to step up to the plate and pay for improvements to enhance our

city. The bond measures also address very important issues related to public safety, senior centers and projects that improve our quality of life. My recommendation is to take time to study the projects and understand a Yes vote will improve Scottsdale and keep it moving forward into the future. Scottsdale is a lovely city, and many have contributed so much over the years to make it a �irst-class place to live. Please do not drop the ball now. VOTE “Yes” on November 5. You may recognize me as a normal skeptic of city government. I speak at City Council meetings when I do not agree with city government. This time I think the city has it right. Information: scottsdaleaz.gov/elections -Sandy Schenkat is a citizen advocate and member of the For The Best Scottsdale steering committee.

The bond request is broken into three questions, giving citizens more choice about which projects they want to fund with their property taxes. The total amount of the bond request was cut from $730 million to $319 million, leaving only those projects that are most vital to the city as a whole, for which there is no other funding source available, and will most improve the quality of life of Scottsdale’s citizens. The �inalized format for the bonds was decided by Council as three questions. They are: Public Safety, Parks and Recreation, and Infrastructure. The total bond request stayed at $319 million. So, let’s look at some key facts about the bond questions and the election: This will be an all-mail-in ballot election: every registered voter in Scottsdale will be mailed a ballot, and every household with a voter residing there will receive a copy of the information pamphlet. Please do not throw out the pamphlet. It

contains the information on the projects in each of the questions. Unlike previous bond elections, the ballot does not list the individual projects or their individual costs. You can see the actual ballot language at scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/ Elections/110519ballotlanguage.pdf. Citizens can also see the details of each project in the bond questions on the city web site at: scottsdaleaz.gov/construction/unfunded-cip-projects. If the bonds are approved, the plan is for slipping them in slowly as current bonds are paid off to keep the cost near current levels. This may result in a small decrease of the City’s portion of your property tax bill over the life of the bonds. The actual amount of the change will depend, of course, on the interest rates and terms the City can obtain in the bond market. Right now, the rates are low and Scottsdale’s Triple A rating only enhances our position.

No one can expect to get $319 million worth of upgrades and new infrastructure for nothing. Rather consider this question: “Will the bene�it we, the citizens, receive from these bonds be worth the small cost to fund them?” I believe the question to that question is “yes.” These bonds include �ire and police stations and upgrades to the training facilities for both. It funds new parks and park renovations, a much-needed bridge, a dog park, a senior center and an adult care facility, sport facilities upgrades, solar power systems, event space at Civic Center Plaza, better IT equipment and security. I believe the quality of life for our citizens will be improved by these projects well beyond the point where the costs are justi�ied. -Kathy Little�ield is a Scottsdale City Councilwoman. She can be reached by email at kathy@kathylittle�ield.com

Why a ‘yes’ vote on bonds makes sense BY KATHY LITTLEFIELD Progress Guest Writer

n Nov. 5, Scottsdale voters will be asked to approve three bond questions totaling $319 million to fund capital projects in Scottsdale. Because I am a member of the Council Capital Improvement Plan Subcommittee (along with Councilmembers Suzanne Klapp and Guy Philips), I have been getting many questions about how this package was put together and what it really means to Scottsdale’s citizens. With the help of Councilmember Klapp, I fought for and won: Six open house meetings throughout the entire city where the public could review and comment on all of the potential projects. We also opened a city website where citizens could leave the comments and ideas.

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New ‘connection’ to Scottsdale history coming BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

t a city council meeting in May, Paul Messinger’s granddaughter Sabrina Messinger looked out from the podium, note cards in her hands. Sabrina attended the meeting on behalf of Paul to address the Scottsdale Heritage Connection’s decision to recognize the Messinger family by naming its interior space “The Messinger Family Research Room” — a decision the council backed unanimously. “Paul is a natural storyteller and his passion for his community shines through his stories,” Sabrina said. “We are so thankful to have had this opportunity to be part of this, and I know just how important it is to him.” Paul is the honorary chair of the Scottsdale Heritage Connection (SHC) campaign committee and the lead private contributor to this project. “Paul Messinger’s historical knowledge, experience and giving nature and true love of Scottsdale stood out as he’s attended every single meeting,” said Scottsdale Li-

The Scottsdale Historical Connection, located inside the Civic Center Library, is slated to open by the end of the month. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

is so lucky to have had him all this time. I don’t want to choke up here, but I want to move to adopt Resolution No. 11435. What an honor and a tribute; this is fantastic.” The SHC will be completed and open to the public by the end of the month. The collection includes over 10,000 photographs and images of Scottsdale; more than 450 video and audio recordings highlighting the city’s history, 700 books, phone directories and local media; and local newspaper clippings from as early as the 1950s. Visitors will also have access to oral histories, aerial views of Scottsdale’s past and an extensive collection of high school yearbooks dating back to the 1920s. Images of Scottsdale architect Bennie Gonzales’ work, as well as past and present images of the Parada del Sol Parade, a featured event in Scottsdale since the 1950s, will also be available for viewing. The SHC currently sits where the Scottsdale Arts Public Art-curated gallery was once located.

brary Director Kira Peters during her presentation at the meeting. The 2,000-square-foot modern research space will house a collection of the oral,

written and visual history of Scottsdale. “Honestly, words escape me,” said councilman Guy Phillips. “Paul Messinger is such a wonderful, amazing guy. Scottsdale

it together and provide a full symphony orchestra,” said Carl Reiter, Scottsdale Philharmonic co-founder, music director and trustee. Under the direction of Scottsdale Philharmonic orchestra member Dr. Daniel Atwood, the Youth Orchestra began auditions in May and will continue through August. Students accepted into the youth orchestra will be expected to pay an ensemble fee of $200. Those who cannot afford it will have scholarships available to them. “It is not a free program. There is a fee that students are expected to pay and if a student can’t pay it or can’t afford it, then we help them out with that. But there is a commitment required from the parents and there has to be,” Reiter

Joy Partridge is the president and co-founder of the Scottsdale Philharmonic; and Carl Reiter is cofounder and musical director. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

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New avenue for young musicians opening BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

n an effort to bring classical music to people of all ages, the Scottsdale Philharmonic has created a new, full symphonic youth orchestra for all seventh to 12th grade students. “We just always felt that we needed to introduce children into classical music, and so we have a focus on really developing this area,” said Joy Partridge, president and co-founder of the Scottsdale Philharmonic. They are currently hosting auditions for all instruments, including wind, brass, strings and percussion. “One of the reasons we’re doing that is the public schools can’t provide a full symphony for students. They have string orchestras and they have bands, [but] they don’t have the opportunity to put

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Scottsdale Arts has provided curated public art exhibitions within the library for the past 12 years, and they will continue to do so once a new, 680-square-foot gallery is built across from the SHC. It will likely open sometime this fall, according to Wendy Raisanen, curator of collections and exhibitions for Scottsdale Public Art. The city approved the construction of the new gallery space in April, and Public Art will curate three to six unique exhibits annually. “Because this exhibition space is smaller than the space we had before, we’re planning to concentrate more on showing smaller works of many kinds: �ine craft, glass, small metals, �ibers, illustration, prints and photography. We will exhibit work by local artists and creatives. Of

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said. Rehearsals begin Aug. 6, and the youth orchestra will meet Tuesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the New Vision Center in Phoenix. “It’s going to be a wonderful environment for them because we want to make it a learning and growing experience, as well as [make] wonderful music,” Partridge said. The new orchestra will perform four concerts between October and May 2020. Catering to the youth has been part of Scottsdale Philharmonic’s plan since day one. “We started the philharmonic �irst to get that established and going solid because you need the parent organization to make the student organization successful. Now we’re ready to get going with the student group,” Reiter said. Since it was founded in 2012, the Scottsdale Philharmonic had three goals Partridge and Reiter set out to accomplish. First, they wanted Scottsdale involved; so, they named themselves the Scotts-

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course, that’s not the full extent of what we can exhibit, but I’m excited about the new direction,” said Raisanen. She added that because the new gallery is a modular space, Public Art will be able to change exhibitions quickly and more often. “I don’t have a schedule of exhibitions or artists yet because the date for building this gallery has been such a moving target. But, I’ve been reaching out to new artists we haven’t seen before,” she said. The goal of the new gallery space, according to Raisanen, is to introduce a quality art experience to people who might be intimidated by going to a museum, as well as to help them feel comfortable enjoying �ine art. “Our exhibition mantra is still this: Art is for everyone,” she said. “Maybe after coming in the Gallery @ The Library, they’ll feel curious enough to check out Scotts-

dale Philharmonic and have since been embraced by both the city and the community. “We have 120 volunteers, 85 of them are professional musicians and the rest are part of the board and the people who help in the events,” Partridge said. Second, they wanted to play great classical music, which they do and have had concert audience sizes of up to 1,800 people. “And the third and �inal, most important thing, which has been the main reason for our success, the concerts had to be free to everybody,” Partridge said. “They’re very successful. These are professional concerts. If you look at our website, we show as well as any major symphony orchestra.” Now that the nonpro�it corporation has accomplished its goals, so far, Partridge and Reiter were ready to expand its programs to include the Youth Orchestra. “We’ve got a wonderful organization in place and it just made sense for us to step it up to the next level. We just feel children are our future and we have to get them introduced to music,” Partridge said. The organization is also working to

dale’s Arts District or Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art — or make art themselves.” In the meantime, Raisanen continues to curate exhibitions for the Appaloosa Library in northern Scottsdale. Currently on display at Appaloosa is “Before Ever After: My American Fairytale” by Shachi Kale, which runs through Aug. 30. The gallery isn’t the only relocation within the library, though. The SHC used to be located on the second �loor of the library, but it was displaced upon Eureka Small Business’ arrival. “Scottsdale Public Library promised the public it would bring this valued collection back out onto the main �loor and accessible to the public at a future date and that future date is right now,” Peters said. The SHC — a collaborative project between the city, the Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library, the Scottsdale Histori-

create an annual Scottsdale Children’s Concert to introduce all third-graders to classical music. “We’ve been talking to the mayor about having an annual children’s concert in Scottsdale where every third-grader will be allowed to see a symphony in their lifetime through the school system. And that’s going to take a little bit more time, a lot more coordination, but that is our major focus is someday every child would have an opportunity to see a symphony orchestra,” Partridge said. Reiter added that they want this annual concert to be more than just a Scottsdale Philharmonic function. “It has to be embraced by the community itself if we’re going to be successful doing anything more than just the program,” he said. Partridge attended a symphony when she was in the third grade, and it changed her life. “It was ‘Peter and the Wolf’ in Los Angeles and we were bussed to the symphony hall; all of us third-graders walked in and then we saw the magic of music. It was unbelievable, but magical,” she said. “And we want to spread it to the children now.” Partridge has performed as a violinist

cal Society, the Scottsdale Library board, and a citizen-driven campaign committee — has been �ive years in the making. SHC and its supporters spent the past two years fundraising for the project. As of last month, more than $412,000 was contributed to the project, including funding from the city, individual donations, corporate donations and grants. Now located next to the Knowasis Teen Center, the SHC is branded as “a window to the past, a celebration of the present and a portal to the future.” For Sabrina, she hopes the SHC will help educate generations to come about Scottsdale’s histories, “so the stories I’ve grown up hearing throughout my childhood are not forgotten — because that’s what makes Scottsdale so special and us the most western town.” Information: scottsdalelibrary.org/ historical for over 30 years, and Reiter performed his �irst professional engagement at the age of 11. “Carl and I grew up in the youth orchestras and we’re still in music,” Partridge said. Reiter currently plays �irst violin with the Scottsdale Philharmonic. “Classical music is a participant sport; it’s not something you can do from the bleachers and look at it,” he said. “People won’t appreciate it unless you get out there and actually do it. So you have to provide people the opportunity to express themselves and play this music and then they develop a love for it. They have to become involved when they’re young.” Another way Scottsdale Philharmonic has supported young musicians is through providing music camp scholarships to underprivileged youth. This month, the organization donated $1,000 to Rosie’s House, a nonpro�it organization located in Phoenix that provides free after-school music programs and lessons to low-income students. For more information about the Youth Orchestra and auditions, visit scottsdalephilharmonic.net/ youth-orchestra.

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or 18 years, a trio of torches welcomed diners into Sapporo, the Japanese restaurant that sat near Scottsdale Road and Acoma Drive. As of last November, though, Scottsdale said goodbye to Sapporo and welcomed Kasai Asian Grill, the creation of Sapporo’s original owners, Mike Russello and Patrick King. The building may have a new name and concept, but the torches stayed — and for good reason. Kasai means “�ire” in Japanese. “It’s really perfect to intertwine that ‘Kasai,’ or ‘�ire’ in Japanese, into our new rebranding,” said General Manager Brandon Juniper. Kasai has three strengths: teppanyaki, Asian fusion and sushi. The 11,000-square-foot space in northern Scottsdale received what Juniper describes as an “interior facelift,” with new �looring, a new sushi bar and two rebuilt and repositioned teppanyaki tables, located in the back of the restaurant. “Now the guests can look out over the sushi bar and over our phenomenal bar area,” Juniper said. “It’s de�initely more appealing for the guests to sit back there.”

Brandon Juniper is Kasai Asian Grill’s general manager. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

Currently, the restaurant has 10 teppanyaki tables, but this summer, the restaurant will enclose the south patio and add three more teppanyaki tables. Juniper said they do not have a start date yet, but hope to have the project completed by the end of summer. Though their summer project focuses on increasing the restaurant’s number of teppanyaki tables, teppanyaki — an exhibition-style dining where chefs prepare a seven-course meal with �lames and �lair — is not solely what Kasai is all about. “The focus is everything,” Juniper said. “Teppanyaki is one of many items that we have to offer. We have phenomenal sushi, we have an Asian fusion cuisine as well, and we really focus on all three.” Juniper describes The Tropical Island sushi roll is one of Kasai Asian Grill’s most popular menu items. (Kasai Asian Grill/Special to the Progress) the Kasai menu as

One of Kasai Asian Grill’s teppanyaki chefs, Hieu Nguyen, has been a teppanyaki chef for 20 years. (Kimberly Carrillo/Progress Staff Photographer)

an elevated version of Sapporo’s menu, including more �ish- and meat-heavy entrees such as the wagyu �ilet mignon with portobello mushroom sauce, the Australian lamb chops with a Thai curry coconut glaze, the Misoyaki black cod over a lobster cognac sauce and the Kasai sushi roll with salmon, shrimp, avocado, cream cheese, scallops, crab mix, eel sauce, spicy mayo and Sriracha. But Kasai is careful to balance these heavier, heartier dishes with lighter fare. For example, the Tropical Island sushi roll, $14, with blue �in, crab mix, avocado, mango, spicy mayo, eel sauce, garlic butter and masago, is a hit with customers and critics alike. “We take a lot of pride in executing the dishes and the quality of product we use. Our Tropical Island roll is really unique and it’s great [in the] summer. There’s no rice, [so] it’s carb-conscious,” Juniper said. Back in March, Kasai took home the Best Dish award at this year’s Taste of Scottsdale, thanks to the Tropical Island roll. “It’s the type of roll you don’t need any soy sauce with or anything. You could just pop it in your mouth and it’s great. We’ve gotten so much great response from that,” Juniper said. Juniper and the chefs created the Ka-

sai menu quickly — within about two months — and they plan to revamp the menu for the summer with a focus on lighter fare. What Kasai won’t change anytime soon, however, are its happy hour specials. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Kasai’s happy hour includes half-off all cocktails, beers and wines by the glass. Kasai’s signature cocktail is the Passion Mango Martini, made with Bacardi citrus, Absolut Citron, ginger mango puree and a raspberry liqueur �loat. The restaurant also has a robust sake line-up and an impressive selection of Asian whiskies. “I want to be one of those top three choices for the weekends where people go out to eat regardless of what time of year it is,” Juniper said. “I believe if you truly take care of each and every guest that comes in, your business should be OK.”

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Coach House owner, bud rate a neighbor BY MARK JASPER AND JIMMY BROWER Progress Contributors

Editor’s Note: Jimmy Brower owns the Coach House, a downtown Scottsdale bar that has been owned and operated by his family since 1959. Brower and “best bud” Mark Jasper launched the Coach House Chronicles in 2019 to shine a light on the interesting and innovative restaurants surrounding the Coach House in Scottsdale. t the Coach House Chronicles, you’ll get the culinary insight of two gentleman (we use that term loosely) with two different ways of viewing food and drinks. Here at the CHLC we keep it light. We’re here to applaud local eateries that come to our attention. We hope to help our fellow Coach House patrons �ind a nice spot to snag a solid base, before heading over to Indian School and Goldwater for a drink. Last Friday’s lunch all went down at Tap & Bowl on the corner of Scottsdale Road and Stetson Drive. This brand-new concept brings surprising on-tap drinks and fresh bowls together that you won’t soon forget. This location is owned by the same family that runs the popular Breakfast Club restaurant and also shares the same building. It’s a great space, but you’re not going to randomly walk by it unless you are

dropping a package off at the UPS Store next door. Once you �ind parking, located behind the building, you’ll come up on a large glass door that swings into a nice little restaurant with a relaxed vibe. Jimmy and I made our way in and bellied up to the bar, where we were happily greeted by a bartender who was also named Jimmy. He explained the concept as we browsed the menu. One thing about going out with Jimmy is that he usually doesn’t know what he’s in the mood for — but loves his Bud Light. For me, I love eating new things and always try to drink local. Jimmy thought his luck had run out due to the lack of domestic beer on the menu, but was happily surprised by the outcome of our lunch experience. You’d think explaining Tap & Bowl’s concept would be as easy as its name, but once you experience it, trying to �it it into words becomes more than a mouth full. Not only does it offer ice-cold beer on top, but the restaurant also has ciders and even their own tapped Makers Mark Old Fashioned and other classic cocktails. The bowls look and taste like nothing I’ve had before. All of them are made from scratch and feature fresh ingredients and all types of protein. The bowls range from beef stroganoff to Atlantic salmon with

Coach House owner Jimmy Brower, left, and “best bud” Mark Jasper launched the Coach House Chronicles in 2019 to shine a light on interesting and innovative restaurants that surround the longtime Scottsdale bar. (Courtesy of Mark Jasper)

Jimmy Brower said "the bowls look and taste like nothing I've ever had" and he enjoyed their fresh ingredients and the fact they are made from scratch and loaded with protein. (Tap & Bowl)

cauli�lower rice and even a fried chicken with macaroni and cheese. After the bartender’s spiel about the menu, he offered us some samples of the craft cocktails on tap. I was blown away that they were able to keg spirits that were so balanced. Since it was lunch time, we started off slow and both enjoyed a Four Peaks Lager (I try to get Jimmy out of his comfort zone, but not too far.) We kept going back and forth between a couple different items and then made our selection of the ahi poke and pork belly and Korean BBQ pork. The rock star of a bartender overheard us almost pick the Brussels sprout and potato chips and ended up getting us an order on the house. This appetizer had a nice char on it that worked well with the homemade French-onion dip and drizzled balsamic reduction, which created a tangy, sweet �inish to the salty sprouts and chips. I’m on a poke bowl kick lately and Tap & Bowl’s stepped up big time. It was like a piece of artwork. To me art is supposed to make you say, “Hmm?” and then, once you get closer, say, “Ahh!” The large chunks of yellow �in tuna were fresh, the countless vegetables popped to perfection, and the fried pork belly was so tender I thought they had fried the tuna. A hint of sesame soy dressing was the cherry on top.

The second dish was no slouch, either. The Korean BBQ pork was a salty, spicy, creamy and delicious mess. Even a diehard carnivore like Jimmy would end up eating all of their veggies if this dish was put in front of them. This creation brings together braised pork, charred broccoli and cauliflower. It is all tossed in a ginger-sesame and soy sauce with Sriracha and avocado. It doesn’t look like a Picasso like the poke bowl did, but you’ll love it the way you love your child’s first grade art project. “It was a �ine lunch,” Jimmy said. “Eating raw tuna was a little weird and I normally don’t eat cauli�lower, but (I am) looking forward to coming back.” No dish on the menu costs more than $14.75, and they are great for sharing. The desserts looked amazing, but we were too full from their generous portions to try them. You can bet we’ll be back for the Mexican churro s’more, though. With the mix of house made tap cocktails, fresh produce/protein ingredients and top-notch service, we give the Tap & Bowl a Coach House approval with �ive cheers. We’re awarding the restaurant with our highest honor, a Double Take, meaning we’ll be back again! Tap & Bowl is located at 4400 N. Scottsdale Road.

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say we take dad off grill duty today on his special day, and cook up a big ol’ burger just for him. I have some tips and tricks that make the burger better than ever and a special four-ingredient sauce that could rival any of your favorite fast-food burger stops. We like to think dad wants to grill something on Father’s Day. So beat him to it, �ire up the grill (or

BIG DADDY BURGER Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds ground beef (makes 4 (6oz) patties 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and chopped fine, reserve fat 1 sweet yellow onion, chopped fine and sautéed in 2-3 tablespoons bacon fat 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder Ice cubes Fixings: Sliced cheese, sliced avocado, sliced tomatoes, lettuce Directions: In a bowl, combine ground beef, bacon bits, cooled sautéed onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Gently mix to combine. Form 4 (6oz) patties. Press the center of each burger down with your fingers. Add one (1-inch) cube of ice to each patty. Grease a grill pan or grill. Cook burgers on medium high for 3-4 minutes on each side. Only turn once. For cheeseburger, add cheese after you’ve flipped

an indoor grill pan) and let him dive into deliciousness. The �irst tip is to buy ground beef that has a little fat because fat equals �lavor. An 80-20 blend is great; that’s 80 percent lean beef to 20 percent fat. Also, you can cook up some nice, crispy bacon and chop it up into bacon bits. Then, dice a sweet yellow onion, sauté it in a little of the bacon fat and when the bacon and onion are cooled, add it to the

the burgers. Toast the bun on the grill or in the hot grill pan. Slather the special sauce over bun. Add fixings and burger. Enjoy! FOR THE SPECIAL SAUCE: (for four burgers) Ingredients: 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 4 tablespoons softened butter ¼ cup hot sauce (like Frank’s) 1/3 cup brown sugar Directions: Mix together all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth and creamy. Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/jans-recipe/ one-minute-kitchen

ground beef. It adds �lavor and moisture. The only other ingredients you need for a tasty burger is salt, pepper and maybe some garlic powder. Now, you may have heard of the ice method of cooking up a burger to keep it moist. It actually works! Form your beef patty, make a shallow indentation with your �ingers in the middle of the burger and place an ice cube in the divot. (The

ice cube should only be about an inch in diameter. Place the patty on the grill, and as the burger heats up, the ice cube will melt into the ground beef. The divot helps keep the burger �lat and the ice adds moisture. Don’t keep �lipping the burger. Once on each side should do it. Then there’s the sauce. It’s a simple, four-ingredient sauce that’ll make this Big Daddy Burger a Father’s Day favorite!

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