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NEWS................................. 6 Scottsdale celebrates a big birthday.

ARTS................................ 24 Special ArtWalk marks Scottsdale's birthday.

FOOD.................... ..........28 Chefs team up on new Italian eatery.

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Scottsdale Council invites some public presence BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

or the first time in 15 months, Scottsdale residents will be allowed back into the Kiva to attend City Council and other public meetings beginning June 22. But that attendance will be limited for the foreseeable future as the city continues to

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implement safety protocols to combat the spread of COVID-19. Like many other cities, Scottsdale first closed Council meetings to the public in March 2020. Attendance in the Kiva will be limited to 34 people on a first-come-first-served basis and attendance at meetings held at other locations will also feature reduced capacity,

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according to the city. Additional attendees will have to sit in a nearby overflow room that will include a live broadcast of the meeting. Those in the overflow space who wish to make public comment will be allowed into the Kiva as space becomes available. The city

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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ntering her third straight evening with no air conditioning, Scottsdale resident Susan Unmacht worried the June heat would send her to the hospital. “At this rate, I’m going to end up in the hospital and my cat at the vets,” said Unmacht, 71, who lives at the Cortesian Apartments near downtown Scottsdale with her daughter. Starting June 14, chiller issues at the complex shut down air conditioning for

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he Scottsdale City Council adopting a $1.79-billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year is another indication that city officials believe the worst economic implications of the pandemic are in the rearview mirror. The new budget is over $244 million larger than the budget for the current fiscal year, which underwent tens of millions of dollars in cuts last spring in response to the then-burgeoning pandemic. The 2020-2021 budget includes a slight staffing uptick for the city. According to budget documents, the city will add the equivalent of about 24 full time positions next year. That will result in small staffing increases in administrative services, economic development, community services, public works and water. The new tentative budget includes $346.3 million in spending from the city’s general fund, which pays for most city services. That marks a 25 percent increase over the general fund budget for the current fiscal year. That translated to across-the-board budget increases for all city departments. The largest budget increases were in the public safety sector, with police and fire budgets increasing by 41 and 24 percent, respectively. Neither department saw large staffing increases connected to the budget jump, though. The police department, whose budget increased from $110.4 million to $155.9 million, saw staffing for sworn personnel remain flat at 400 officers. The fire department will see the number of sworn fire fighters on staff increase from 272 to 284. A substantial portion of the budget increase for both departments will go to pay down pension liability payments using general fund reserves that have built over

On June 8, the Scottsdale City Council unanimously adopted a $1.79-billion budget for the upcoming ﬁscal year. (Progress ﬁle photo)

the past several years using leftover monies not spent from the general fund. City Manager Jim Thompson said the city purposefully built up those funds to pay down its public safety pension liabilities. For 2019-2020, the city owed $20.6 million for fire pensions and $195.6 for police pensions, according to budget documents. According to budget documents, $35 million of the increase to the police budget will cover pension liability payments. The balance will be used to fill open positions left vacant during the pandemic and cover pay increases, increased holiday overtime and an increase in retirements. According to the budget, $5 million of that increase will cover pension payments. The balance will be used to cover a slew of uses, including performance pay increases, a reclassification of workers to better meet department needs and new one-year contract workers who will help the department create and implement new wildfire strategies. The city also increased the budget for community and economic development – which covers the city’s departments for economic development, tourism, planning and development services and the Scottsdale Airport – 22 percent from $36.3 million to $44.4 million. Much of that increase, about $5.5 million, will

come from increased allotment from the tourism development fund, which is funded by bed tax dollars collected on hotel stays in the city. The public works department will also see its budget increase substantially from $88.7 million to $104.2 million. About $10 million of that increase will come from money dedicated to the management of the city’s vehicle fleet. Scottsdale Budget Director Judy Doyle told the City Council that costs associated with the city’s fleet management have been impacted by nationwide manufacturing cutbacks and global shortages in microchips needed to build new vehicles. Scottsdale residents can also expect their property tax rate to decrease slightly in the upcoming year. According to the city, the combined citylevied rate for 2021-2022 will drop about $0.02 to $1 per $100 of assessed property value. According to city staff, that rate is the second lowest rate among comparable Valley cities trailing only Gilbert, which levies a $0.99 secondary tax rate and no primary property tax. Even with that small drop, the city expects its property tax haul to increase from $68.3 million this year to $70.1 million next year due to an overall increase in home values.

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Happy 70th birthday, Scottsdale! BY JOAN FUDALA Progress Contributor

rangling was not limited to Scottsdale’s outlying cattle ranches in the West’s Most Western Town of 1951. With a booming population and a new-found national reputation as an arts, crafts, fashion and tourism center – but with virtually no infrastructure – residents wrangled over whether to finally incorporate as a municipality to handle growth and maintain the town’s distinctive cachet. Between January and May 1951, over 300 taxpayers (of less than 400 eligible) signed petitions seeking automatic incorporation. Members of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce circulated the petitions, which were presented to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in late May 1951.

Led by entrepreneur Malcolm White, most Scottsdale businesses designed/named their businesses with a Western theme, such as Jim Frederick’s Auto Livery Stable, a gas station on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. (Courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

A second Scottsdale group, however, submitted 80 signatures seeking an election to settle the incorporation issue. County supervisors declared the Town of Scottsdale incorporated as of June 25, 1951, without the need for an election due to the overwhelming number of signatures in support. Established as a farming settlement east of Phoenix in 1888 by U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott and his wife Helen, Scottsdale grew at a snail’s pace during its first six decades. With fewer than 1,500 residents until after World War II, Scottsdale was a typical desert rural community – unpaved streets, more horses than cars, a family- and churchcentered lifestyle and a friendly, self-sufficient environment of neighbor helping neighbor. But that tiny town life did not last forever. The end of wartime rationing, an influx of veterans armed with G.I. Bill Banner headline in the June 28, 1951 Scottsdale benefits, a national interProgress declared that Scottsdale had incorporat- est in travel to the West ed as a town. (Scottsdale Progress archives) and a hunger to start

families started a growth pattern that has never slowed in the seven decades since. By 1949, Scottsdale residents and businesses were beginning to chafe at the lack of paved streets, fire and police protection, street signs, building inspections and business licensing. Each year, more tourists discovered the charms of Scottsdale, and the guest ranches, smattering of cafes and bars and arts and crafts studios were concerned that Scottsdale’s rough-aroundthe-edges status might turn visitors as well as relocators away. The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce began serving as the choreographer of everything Scottsdale, from planning community events like horse rodeos and hi neighbor picnics to raising money to oil down dusty streets to promoting tourism. The chamber also began hosting public meetings at Scottsdale High School to study the issue of incorporation. Pro-incorporators argued Scottsdale needed infrastructure and a way to fend off potential annexation by Phoenix. Others were not convinced Scottsdale should incorporate, arguing things had been just fine for 70 years, that new residents and visitors were attracted to the town’s Western, laid-back lifestyle and that incorporating would levy new taxes. Although the incorporation debate

dominated discussions, it wasn’t the only issue bandied about in 1951. Exactly a year before Scottsdale incorporated, the U.S. began sending troops into combat in Korea, and many Scottsdale residents were drafted or answered the call to service. The American Legion sponsored blood drives and merchants offered Defense Bonds as prizes at grand openings. Scottsdale’s two public schools – Scottsdale Grammar School #2 (later named Loloma Elementary School) and Scottsdale High – were filling up with baby boomers and new residents. The Scottsdale School Board met to map out a district expansion plan. As more cars came into the downtown business district, parking became a new issue. Before the war, vehicles and horses just pulled up and parked haphazardly near a business; now, newly constructed shopping and office areas like Pima Plaza were purposely designed to accommodate cars in designated parking spaces. Scottsdale’s Civil Defense volunteers helped plan drills and ‘what ifs’ in the new Cold War atomic age. The polio epidemic scared everyone. The entire town was in ‘start-up’ mode in 1950-51; opportunities seemed endless, and optimism reigned.

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Ex-coach disputes SUSD version of his actions BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he former coach of the Chaparral High School wrestling team has disputed allegations in a district investigation that led to his dismissal. Jamie Varner resigned from the coaching position on March 24 after being told by

district administrators his contract would not be renewed. That came after a district investigation into Varner stemming from his alleged use of inappropriate language with wrestlers and actions during an end of season tournament in March. In an interview with the Progress, Varner said he was a dedicated coach who

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cared for his wrestlers. “I’m the one that takes time out of my day, my job, away from my family to go do that because I love these kids,” he said. “I love them; my high school coach…absolutely changed my life and my goal as a coach was to pay that forward.” Varner denied most of the allegations included in the district’s investigation, including that he called a wrestler a homophobic slur. Varner said the comment in question occurred during a crowded tournament when wrestlers and coaches were wearing masks. He said the masks made it difficult to hear and that the wrestler misheard what he said. Varner said he has friends and family members who are homosexual “so it’s really weird for them to kind of come at it from this angle.” “I always let the guys, the kids know that if I ever said something like that, it was never meant in the homosexual way,” he said. “I would often say like how we used to use it, like synonymous with being a sissy or being a bitch or whatever.” Varner also denied another allegation made in the district’s report, which alleged told a wrestler from another school “thank you for bringing out the bitch in my wrestler.” Varner told district administrators he said “thank you for bringing out the best in my wrestler.” Varner did not deny another complaint in the report that found he left the team to sit in the stands during several matches at an end-of-season tournament after becoming frustrated with his team. Varner, a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, said he had set lofty expectations for some of his wrestlers and became upset after they performed poorly during the meet. He acknowledged he took the wrestlers’ performance too personally at the time. “And this was a really, really rough day for me emotionally…we got hammered,” he said. “We had beat kids in the previous two weeks, and then they just came out there and crushed us.” “It was like the moment was too big for all the kids, and I had probably bitten off more than I could chew with telling the parents we’re for a tough team, I had set

“I’m the one that takes time out of my day, my job, away from my family to go do that because I love these kids. I love them; my high school coach…absolutely changed my life and my goal as a coach was to pay that forward.” some pretty high expectations.” Varner also admitted to calling another team’s wrestler a “coward” at the tournament, but said it was a gut reaction after he witnessed an older wrestler head butt one of his sophomore wrestlers during a match. “Was it the right thing to do? No. Was it the professional thing to do? No,” Varner said. “Was it a reaction to someone I love getting hurt unnecessarily, undeservingly? Yeah.” While he acknowledged those missteps, Varner said he did not believe they warranted a dismissal. He said he believed the district’s investigation was the result of complaints from two parents with whom he had disagreements with over the past year. Varner alleged those parents took his comments at the tournament and screenshots of Snapchat conversations he had with wrestlers out of context in order to put pressure on Chaparral administrators to dismiss him. According to the district’s report, Chaparral and district administrators did cite Varner’s alleged comments and behavior during the tournament as reasons not to renew his contract. They also took issue with Varner’s participation in private Snapchat conversations with wrestlers. Varner said he did not think there was anything wrong with those conversations. He said Snapchat was simply the easiest way to communicate with his team and that he also participates in groups with Chaparral alumni he has coached in the past. Scottsdale Unified School District declined a request to comment on Varner’s version of events.

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residents as temperatures outside exceeded 110 degrees. According to Unmacht, property management was quick to respond to the problem but finding a lasting solution proved difficult. Over the next several days, she and other residents received regular updates on the status of repairs from Greystar, the management company that runs the complex. According to emails viewed by the Progress, property management notified residents that the problem was fixed at around 2:45 p.m. June 15. It shut down again hours later. Workers on site did hook up temporary chillers to provide relief to residents while they worked to fix the permanent unit, but Unmacht said those provided only temporary relief and would regularly go offline. Between June 14-16, Unmacht went to bed with unit temperatures above 90 degrees. Asked for comment, Cortesian management provided a statement: “We’ve had intermittent air conditioning issues over the past few weeks and while the system is back online, we recognize we need to make additional repairs. “Temporary chillers are being installed today to provide an alternate source of cooling while we make permanent repairs. In the meantime we are working with residents on an individual basis to provide accommodations.” Cortesian management did not respond to a request to specify what accommodations it offered to residents. Email updates from management notified residents that the property owner opened up the air-conditioned clubhouse and vacant apartment units at the neighboring Visconti at Camelback complex. Both the Cortesian and Visconti are owned by San Diego-based ColRich, which plans to tear down the complexes over the next 10 years to make way for the Gentry on the Green mixed-use development that was approved by City Council in 2019. ColRich did not respond to an emailed request for comment. The Cortesian has experienced ongo-

Residents at The Cortesian Apartments in Scottsdale experienced intermittent air conditioning outages over the course of several days last week as outdoor temperatures exceeded 110 degrees. (Photo by Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

ing a/c issues in 2021 even though the property owner replaced the chiller this year, Unmacht said. Memos from the property management company show the property’s chiller required emergency repairs twice in April and again in May and June. On June 1, the chiller went down in the evening and was not up and running again until 3:50 p.m. the next day. Unmacht said that beyond the updates from property management no one from ColRich or Greystar contacted her to provide alternative overnight accommodations from June 14-16. On June 17, she said a maintenance worker delivered a portable air conditioning unit to her apartment. “Would you believe, I cried when he knocked on the door…I don’t know how many are affected, but this is the kind of help that just plain matters after going on four days of high heat here,” Unmacht said. Unmacht’s experience is not unique as triple-digit temperatures overburden air conditioning systems, especially at older complexes like The Cortesian. And the problem is only getting worse as temperatures continue to rise. In 2020 alone, there were 520 heatrelated deaths in Arizona – a singleyear record and well above the average of 229 annual deaths the state saw from 2015 to 2019.

Ken Volk, a longtime Valley tenant advocate, said Arizona law provides multiple options for tenants left without air conditioning but that those remedies are only triggered if the tenant formally notifies the property owner of the issue. “Without the tenants bringing it to their attention and requiring a remedy, the landlord can pretty well ignore it all,” he said. That means the tenant is required to provide the landlord with “reasonable notice,” although state law “doesn’t specify what kind of notice,” Volk said. “Our rule of thumb is that it’s a 24-48-hour notice; I think in this time of time of year 24 hours would be enough.” Volk founded Arizona Tenant Advocates, which offers various form letters to provide the necessary notice to landlords. He said tenants can claim under state law that the landlord is failing to provide an essential service, in this case air conditioning during the summer. If no fix is made after residents give reasonable notice, residents can then obtain the service themselves, which may include renting a portable air conditioning unit, and deduct the cost from their monthly rent. “Another option is to temporarily move to substitute housing and being excused from paying rent over the du-

ration on a daily basis,” Volk said. Volk said if the landlord is deliberately refusing to fix the issue, the tenant may be able to get the landlord to cover the cost of that substitute housing. But what happens in a situation like what took place at The Cortesian last week when the property management company responds quickly to the initial issue but the air conditioning system continues to fail? “That kind of falls between the cracks,” Volk said. And what role does the city play when residents are stuck without air conditioning? Volk said the cities’ role would be to enforce applicable codes related to cooling and air conditioning. Some cities, including Phoenix and Tempe, have cooling ordinances that require landlords to provide reasonable cooling in rental units. The Phoenix code requires that a/c in the units be capable of cooling to 82 degrees or below. Scottsdale City Code does not contain a cooling ordinance, but regulations in the building code do state, “Cooling facilities shall be provided, capable of maintaining room temperature at 85°F (29°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.” Beyond enforcing the code, cities are not obligated to step in when a landlord fails to provide sufficient air conditioning. Even so, Scottsdale Councilwoman Solange Whitehead said the city should not turn a blind eye if residents are struggling without air conditioning. “While the City has no direct authority over operations of private apartment complex management – we do have a duty to protect residents and prevent the loss of life,” she said. Whitehead said she has asked city staff to compile a list of services and shelters available to residents that report non-functioning a/c units. “With the extreme heat hitting earlier and lasting longer, I have asked staff to establish a protocol that enables the City to respond quickly and effectively to heat-related issues that arise in the city,” she said. Whitehead said she also asked staff to research whether or not there is a need for the city to establish an emergency “cool space” at a public facility.

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will also continue to allow public comments to be made via telephone. Anyone wishing to make a public comment in person or via telephone must still sign up beforehand. Sign-up information is available via a link at the top of each meeting agenda on the city’s website. The announcement marks the most significant step the city has taken to restore public participation in meetings since it implemented comment via phone in December. Until that time, citizens could only comment on items via email or through the city website. By September 2020, the Progress reported that Scottsdale was the only large city in Maricopa County not to restore some form of live public comment. At the time, the city cited technical issues, stating call-in software used by the city resulted in echoes and other sound that made it difficult to hear callers. The lack of a call-in option in Scottsdale resulted in criticism from some in the community but did not put the city at odds with state law. When the pandemic started, Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued an opinion stating that cities could opt for onlineonly public meetings without violating the state open meetings law as long they properly notified the public and made those meetings easily accessible. Brnovich’s opinion also noted that cities are not required by law to allow for public comment. “The (open meeting law) permits, but does not require, a public body to include a call to the public on its agenda,” the opinion said. The city worked out the technical issues by late 2020 after some prodding from Councilwomen Kathy Littlefield and Solange Whitehead.. Since that time, some residents have continued to push for the city to further open meetings back up to the public. Scottsdale resident Sue Wood, who has circulated a petition for weeks calling on the city to re-open public meetings, cited other Valley cities’ decision to open meetings to the public and Gov. Doug Ducey’s rollback of restrictions. Other cities like Chandler, Gilbert, Fountain Hills and Glendale have fully opened their meetings to public as has the Scottsdale Unified School District. Mesa and

Crowds like this one have been absent from City Council meetings at the Kiva since the city closed meetings to the public March 2020 due to COVID-19. (Progress ﬁle photo)

Phoenix have resisted opening the doors to the public and stuck with a virtual option. Wood and other residents are pushing – Scottsdale to go further and open meetings without capacity limits. Wood said she believes city staff has kept meetings closed to the public to avoid vocal opposition to controversial zoning requests. “So, that leads me to believe the Council and staff are using COVID as an excuse to keep us out of City Hall,” Wood said. “The council does not want the residents to speak in person because there are high density projects that the residents oppose.” Resident activist Emily Austin, a veteran of the battles over Prop 420 and Southbridge Two, said the lack of in-person participation at meetings has hurt organizing efforts. “And I think it makes it more challenging for the community to stick together when we can’t even see each other, and I think the city kind of likes that,” she said. Austin said she supported mitigations measures implemented over the past year but that the new plan could have been safely adopted sooner to give the public some access to their elected officials. “It’s better than nothing…I think we have to celebrate the small victories,” she said. Downtown gallery owner Bob Pejman, a fixture at City Council meetings in the past, questioned why meetings have re-

“Scottsdale restaurants, bars, concerts, and shopping malls have been open to the public for months, and in the meantime, there was no effort made to allow inperson public comment at City Hall, that is until citizens started to complain and the city got wind of a citizen petition circulating to open City Hall.” mained closed even as other aspects of Scottsdale life returned to normal. “Scottsdale restaurants, bars, concerts, and shopping malls have been open to the public for months, and in the meantime, there was no effort made to allow in-person public comment at City Hall, that is until citizens started to complain and the city got wind of a citizen petition circulating to open City Hall,” he said. In May, city spokesman Kelly Corsette said the city would re-open meetings when county health metrics showed virus spread has sufficiently slowed in the community. He said the city would consider the limited return of public participation when the city reached moderate spread metric of between 10 and 49 cases per 100,000 residents.

Over the past two weeks, Scottsdale, a city with one of the highest vaccination rates in the Valley, has reached that moderate spread level. Still, critics have questioned why city staff and not Council is calling the shots on the attendance policy. “But who is making these ‘policy’ decisions using the unique-to-Scottsdale COVID criteria?” Pejman said. “The City Council is the decision-making body, and they obviously did not make this decision in a public meeting...The council could have easily agendized this matter for a vote, but chose not to. So, are they not the decision-making body when it comes to this issue?” COVID-19 emergency orders issued by Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega and his predecessor Jim Lane closed City Council meetings to public attendance and gave City Manager Jim Thompson authority to impose similar restrictions on board and commission meetings. Wood openly criticized some members of the Council for not pushing back on Ortega’s order. “(Councilmembers Tom) Durham, (Betty) Janik and Whitehead CAMPAIGNED on including the residents in their city government,” Wood said in an email. “And now, they are not fighting for us. The Council should be making policy, NOT the city manager’s office.” Whitehead took issue with that criticism and said she has been actively looking for solutions to restore public participation throughout the pandemic without putting public safety at risk. “Last Monday, I asked the City Manager to find a way to get our residents back in City Hall before summer recess,” she said. “We discussed ways to do it safely and he delivered.” Outside of public meetings, Whitehead said she has been actively meeting with residents and serving the community. “While City Hall was closed, access to me has increased during COVID,” Whitehead said. “Every day of the week, I am communicating or meeting with residents.” “I am so looking forward to having the public back,” Whitehead said. “Likely, staff will bring in groups based on the agenda item so that everyone can still feed off the energy of each other. This is great news for the public and even better news for the Council – we work best when we have our residents in the Kiva with us.”

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Scottsdale’s ﬁrst Mayor, Malcolm White (far left) and members of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce promoted Scottsdale to visitors and residents as “The West’s Most Western Town” at the time of incorporation in 1951. (Courtesy of Scottsdale Historical Society)

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To meet demand, guest ranches sprouted up in undeveloped desert areas, like Dorothy Patterson’s Ride ‘n Rock Ranch on Indian Bend and Rancho Vista Bonita near Pinnacle Peak (now the site of the Pinnacle Peak General Store). Celebrity women flocked to Elizabeth Arden’s Maine Chance at the base of Camelback Mountain, the Scottsdale area’s first spa. To give residents and visitors something fun to do, the chamber co-hosted the Sunset Pinks fashion show on Main Street in January 1951, featuring models from Harper’s Bazaar. The chamber and the Scottsdale Riding Club began planning a seasonal kick-off event – the Sunshine Festival – first held in November 1951 – later renamed the Parada del Sol. The Arizona Craftsmen working artists’ studio at Brown and Main had a devastating fire in April 1950, causing artisans like Lloyd Kiva and Wes Segner to re-establish their popular craft shops along what is now Fifth Avenue; many other artists, crafters and fashion designers followed their lead. Start-up businesses, eateries and services of all kinds filled storefronts throughout the downtown area, changing the area from a mix of shops and single-family homes to a concentrated

business district. Led by entrepreneur Malcolm White, businesses voluntarily designed their facades to reflect the slogan he coined, The West’s Most Western Town. Goldwater’s opened a department store on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and First Avenue, adding glamour to Scottsdale’s casual cowboy culture. Beyond the downtown area, John Hall’s Hallcraft Homes and other developers began converting farm fields into subdivisions. New residents, accustomed to civic infrastructure from whence they came, formed or re-energized groups to address civic, health and welfare and social needs. Numerous faith congregations organized, and began capital campaigns to build houses of worship throughout Scottsdale. The former Ingleside Inn golf course was redesigned to become the Arizona Country Club. Immediately after declaring Scottsdale incorporated on June 25, 1951, county supervisors appointed five men to serve on the new Scottsdale Town Council: Mort Kimsey, Bill Miller, E.G. Scott, Jack Sweeney and Malcolm White. Ironically, White was among those who had questioned the need for incorporation; however, he provided eight

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Ducey bans college COVID vaccine rules BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

ov. Doug Ducey doesn’t plan to block state universities from requiring students to be vaccinated against at least some diseases despite a move this week to do just that over COVID-19. Press aide C.J. Karamargin told Capitol Media Services his boss is aware that the schools preclude students from registering unless they meet certain immunization requirements. Unlike the policy that Ducey overruled Tuesday on COVID vaccines, there is no work-around, like getting tested regularly and wearing a mask, to allow students to avoid getting inoculated for measles, mumps and rubella. But Karamargin said there’s a good reason for the difference. He said the vaccines for those three diseases have full approval of the federal Food and Drug Administration. By contrast, the vaccines for COVID-19 are available under what the FDA calls an Emergency Use Authorization. And that, Karamargin said, makes it a different situation. Ducey’s order earlier this week makes no reference to the formal FDA status of any vaccine. Instead, it singled out inoculation for COVID-19. It also comes at a time of increasing kickback by Republicans who not only won’t get vaccinated themselves amid questions about its safety but have made a political issue of the virus, even insisting that An-

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years of leadership as Scottsdale enacted zoning ordinances, contracted with Rural Fire for fire protection service and began annexing land in all directions. Miller moved outside of the town limits after serving only a month, and George “Doc” Cavalliere was appointed in his place. This gave Scottsdale two blacksmiths on the council (Cavalliere and Scott), a tavern owner (Sweeney), a gas station/ utility company operator (Kimsey) and entrepreneur/theater owner (White). At incorporation, the Town of Scottsdale had 2,032 residents living within

thony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, lied about the threat of the virus to convince people to agree to be inoculated. Karamargin said the distinction Ducey is making between the shots for MMR and for COVID is not political. “Those vaccines are part of a schedule of vaccines that have gone through the full FDA approval process,’’ he said. “The COVID vaccines have not.’’ But Karamargin was careful with his wording. “This is not to say they are unsafe,’’ he said. “We believe they are safe.’’ It would be a surprise if the governor or his spokesman argued otherwise, and not just because both have received the vaccine. Dr. Cara Christ, the state health director, herself affirmed that to be true. More to the point, she said that EUA designation was largely meaningless. “These vaccines have been through the exact same clinical trials as all of the other vaccines,’’ Christ said. The EUA process, she said, simply cuts down on the “bureaucratic requirements.’’ Karamargin, however, said Ducey’s actions in eliminating any requirement for students to be vaccinated against COVID remain valid because “they fall under a different category.’’ But he would not answer whether Ducey will relent and rescind his order when the vaccines get full FDA approval. Pfizer applied for full authorization for its vaccine on May 7, with Moderna following suit on June 1.

“That’s a hypothetical,’’ Karamargin said. He also brushed aside that, unlike the MMR vaccines, nothing in the now-overturned policies of the state universities actually required students to get inoculated against COVID. At both the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, unvaccinated students and those who refused to disclose their status still had the right to attend classes provided they were tested at least once a week and agreed to wear face coverings. Northern Arizona University is requiring all students to wear masks. Karamargin noted the announcements by the three schools and the Arizona Board of Regents to scrap their policies. And he rejected the idea that the schools really had no choice, given the control the governor can exercise over their budgets. Ducey’s order barring the public universities and community colleges from requiring students to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit their vaccination records drew mixed reviews by some ASU students and staff. The day before that order, Joanne Vogel, vice president of ASU Student Services, wrote students that if they “are unable to be vaccinated for any reason or who do not agree to share their vaccination status will be required to participate in ongoing COVID-19 health management protocols,” including testing. Students who chose not to get vaccinated or refuse to share records, the email said, would have to wear masks, submit daily health checks and participate in CO-

By 1954, two more positions had been added to the Town Council and the town had several employees, including clerk Dorothy Cavalliere Ketcham (center). (Photo courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

VID-19 testing twice a week. Ducey criticized ASU’s policy in a tweet, saying that unvaccinated students will not be required to wear masks or undergo weekly testing to attend classes. “The vaccine works, and we encourage Arizonans to take it. But it is a choice and we need to keep it that way,” Ducey said. “Public education is a public right, and taxpayers are paying for it. “We need to make our public universities available for students to return to learning. They have already missed out on too much learning. From K-12 to higher education, Arizona is supporting in-person learning.” Katie Paquet, media relations and strategic communications administrator for the university, said students never were required to be vaccinated. Paquet said ASU will do its best to provide resources for vaccinated and unvaccinated students that work within the parameters of the executive order. Some ASU students and staff are concerned about the health of other students, and the potential for more cases of COVID-19 on campus. “I think he is confused about the fact that ASU is not implementing a vaccine mandate, like at all,” said Gideon Kariuki, a junior. “There are people on campus, our friends, neighbors, co-workers, who are immunocompromised, who would be put more at risk if these extra measures for unvaccinated students were taken away. “His order does away with the idea that we live in a society where we are responsible for each other.”

less than one square mile of municipal area (now Old Town Scottsdale). The town achieved city status in 1961, and continued to annex land through the early 1980s, when Scottsdale’s municipal boundaries expanded to the present 184.5 square miles. Its population in 2019 was approx. 258,000. Neighborhoods, shopping centers and businesses have long replaced farms and ranches, and today Scottsdale’s economy is driven by tourism/ hospitality, healthcare, high-tech industry, a variety of services and a diverse variety of small businesses. Happy 70th anniversary, Scottsdale! The best is yet to come.

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Teens’ up-close, personal look at public safety BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

wenty-four teens are among latest batch of graduates of the Scottsdale Public Safety Teen Academy. Celebrating its 14th year, the Scottsdale Public Safety Teen Academy invited the two dozen teens from across the Valley to the Tom Hontz Training Facility earlier this month to complete various police and fire training activities and lessons. And on June 11, the class of teens ranging in age from 14 to 18 — most of whom are interested in pursuing a future career in law enforcement and the fire service — graduated from the academy. “Attending something like this is very important,” said Chaparral High School incoming senior Vivian Conte, 17. “Regardless of what career choice or avenue you decide to pick in your life, it’s very educational and gives you a better understanding of the men in law enforcement in our communities and just how our communi-

Seth Read, 18, crawls out of the smoke room at the Public Safety Teen Academy on June 8. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

ties function, in general.” To take part in the academy, the teens

submitted an application and went through a basic background check.

Recruits were then assigned a squad and a training officer who works with the group throughout the week. “This is my third year doing this,” said Scottsdale Police Department School Resource Officer Rhonda Aquipel. “When we bring them in, we have them introduce themselves. ‘Do you want to go Police? Fire? And a majority want to go into some type of public safety.” This year marked the return of the academy after taking 2020 off due to the pandemic. In order to accommodate social distancing, especially during activities, this year’s recruit class was about half the size of 2019’s class. But that doesn’t mean the itinerary lacked a slew of exciting, adrenalinepumping activities. This year, recruits viewed tactical demonstrations by the Police K-9 Unit, Horse Patrol and SWAT; and they watched live

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4 Cadette Scouts bring joy to needy families

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ust in time for summer, Family Promise’s indoor day center is now a brighter and livelier area for families and kids. And the southern Scottsdale nonprofit has local Girl Scouts Troop #2018 to thank for the reinvigorated space, which now boasts fresh layers of sky-blue paint, newly installed flower boxes, decorated picnic tables, and more. “Kids love it from first sight,” said Ted Taylor, Family Promise executive director. “It feels like home – not the one they lost, but a new one just for them.”

Girl Scout Troop #2018 is comprised of (L to R) London Kai, Shaylin Ligon, Kyla Quinn, and Evie Peebler. (Family Promise)

The project was so well-received, it even earned the troop – comprising eighth-graders Evie Peebler, London Kai, Shaylin Ligon, and Kyla Quinn – their Silver Award, the highest award earned by Cadette Scouts. “I feel proud for working very hard and being able to receive this award,” said Sonoran Trails Middle School student Evie Peebler, 14. Each year, the Scouts complete a sustainable project that helps their community. The four girls set their sights on Family Promise, a nonprofit that provides emer-

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gency shelter and social services to help families move toward independent housing and self-sufficiency. Since its inception in 2000, Family Promise has helped more than 1,300 families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. During a tour of the facility, the girls were inspired by Family Promise’s day center area, which is constructed to look like the front of a house with a play area in the yard. “The girls felt more color and a playful garden feel would benefit the children and adults alike that use the area,” said Kathy Peyton, who is Evie’s grandmother and co-leads the troop with Shanon Quinn. To earn the Silver Award, the girls had to put in a minimum of 50 hours of supervised work. Not only did the troop paint the walls blue and add flower boxes, but they also designed the project themselves, worked with Family Promise to coordinate schedules and spearheaded fundraising efforts

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Girl Scout Troop #2018’s sustainable project this year involved painting the walls at Family Promise’s day center, decorating picnic tables, adding ﬂower boxes, and more. (Family Promise)

to cover the costs of materials. “They did a great job getting discounts from stores, but the biggest obstacle they encountered was the high cost of construction materials,” Peyton said. “They

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did fundraising to cover costs but had to scale back their project ideas to keep within budget – all part of the learning experience.” The girls made four wood flower boxes, painted them and filled them with flowers. They even took a woodworking class to learn how to make them. The girls also painted two walls and installed a framed chalkboard and painted two picnic tables and created the designs. “Our play area is the first thing new families see when they enter our program. These children are hurting, with the uncertainty of why they no longer have a home. We want them to see our play area as a fun place, just for them,” Taylor said. “The Girl Scout project substantially improved our play feeling via new flower boxes, themed picnic tables, and a special chalkboard wall, kid-level. When you enter now, it feels more like home – a really neat home at that!” Evie said her favorite part of the process was “working together and learning how to build flower boxes using wood working tools.” And while the girls were hard at work improving the space, Family Promise kids watched on. “Some of the kids would write signs saying, ‘great job’ and hold them up to the window in between them,” Peyton said. “I think it is hard for the girls that live in a fairly affluent area to really see and understand the need in their community,

but once they understand a need they are quick to want to find a solution,” Peyton continued. The troop started in March and completed the project on May 24. “The blessing was not just for our kids and families. I saw the blessing to the Girl Scouts and their parents as well. Their smiles and joy indicated that the ability to help others brings true joy,” Taylor said. “I believe that is representative of our dual mission: to help families, of course, but also to help volunteers to feel the joy of giving, expecting nothing in return. Joy comes by helping others, since we are all family, after all.” This project was by far Troop #2018’s biggest project to date – and one that Peyton said was more than deserving of the Silver Award. “The project at Family Promise is the biggest so far for them as it required coordination with each other and their busy schedules with other activities, planning, designing, fundraising, and meeting deadlines,” Peyton said. “These changes they made to the day center are permanent so will be enjoyed by the residents there for many years.” For Evie, the biggest lesson she learned was patience — “because nothing comes easy.” “There’s a lot more that we wish we could have done for the project because Family Promise has tons of opportunities to help them,” said the Girl Scout of nine years. Those interested in seeing the Girl Scout Troop’s work can do so by attending Family Promise’s All-Day Drop-In Tour Day on June 22. Not only does the drop-in event celebrate Girl Scout Troop #2018, Scottsdale Charros, Scottsdale Leadership, and AZ Sports & Tourism Authority, but Family Promise will also host a short program highlighting the new mural on the entrance staircase, courtesy of Scottsdale Leadership’s Class 35 Project Lead it Forward, Raising Hope and local artist Laura Thurbon.

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fire and crash rescue scenarios up-close. Students also participated in firefighting skill stations, basic first aid and triage, decision shooting scenarios and criminal investigations; and they learned handsonly CPR awareness and police riot control techniques from expert fire and police instructors. “They’re leaving with an understanding of the career and, I’m hoping, a respect for what it is that public safety does — so that ultimately also makes them better citizens,” said Lori Schmidt, public information officer at Scottsdale Fire Department. Vivian, who plans to pursue a career in law and international affairs, is also participating in the FBI Teen Academy in Phoenix this summer. She credited the Public Safety Teen Academy for not only teaching her leadership skills but also giving her a deeper appreciation for law enforcement. “It allows for a lot of good life lessons, whether it’s leadership or working in teams. It gives you a lot of good skills that you need in order to operate more efficiently in college,” she said.

Lily Harris, 15, slides down a ladder at the Public Safety Teen Academy on June 8. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

“Also, I feel like it really gives you an appreciation for law enforcement in such a deep regard, which I feel gets overlooked by so many people, unfortunately.” Coronado High School graduate Dylan

Pendleton, 18, applied to the academy because he wants to be a police officer — and has been since he was 5. “I always just wanted to help people,” Pendleton said.

The biggest lesson Pendleton said he’s learned from the academy is perseverance. “Just to keep going and keep yourself at a high standard,” he said, “and do the best that you can.” According to Pendleton, other teens should consider applying for the program because it’s rich with activities and is a great way to learn new skills. “It’s the team building aspect of things and having that drive every morning to get up before 6:30 [a.m.],” he said. “You’re going into it to get better ... meet new people, [and] learn so much stuff that you probably wouldn’t even learn if you didn’t try it.” The recruits aren’t the only participants benefiting from the program, either. For Aquipel and the rest of the training officers, “it’s handing the knowledge that I’ve had over to them and just seeing them grow from the first day and what they think a police officer or what a firefighter does to having a better and bigger understanding and academies and a greater appreciation for public safety officers.” Information: scottsdaleaz.gov/�ire/ public-safety-teen-academy

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r. Stephen Gubernick saw patients with a variety of maladies while running a successful chiropractic clinic with The Joint in Scottsdale. Pregnant women suffering from low back pain visited him and he referred them for acupuncture. The patients reported back with positive results. This piqued Gubernick’s curiosity. Yearning to learn more, he pursued a license in acupuncture and took additional needle technique courses. “I quickly implemented acupuncture into my practice and found the results to be even better than anticipated,” he said. “I realized that acupuncture is much more than just a complementary treatment for pain. It could stand on its own and be effective with numerous conditions outside of pain.” Inspired, he founded Scottsdale Airpark-based Modern Acupuncture with former The Joint executives Matt Hale

Dr. Stephen Gubernick, left, founded Modern Acupuncture after hearing success stories about the alternative medicine form from his patients at The Joint. William McCalla, right, is the lead acupuncturist for Dr. Stephen Gubernick. (Photos by Dennis Murphy)

and Chad Everts, along with that company’s then-IT director Mike Nesteby, in 2016. They have since adopted the titles of chief executive officer (Hale); chief clinical officer (Gubernick); chief development officer (Everts) and chief information officer (Nesteby). Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Modern Acupuncture opened its first Zen-inspired clinic in North Scottsdale at North Thompson Peak Parkway and North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in 2017. The brand has expanded its reach with four additional franchises across the Valley, including Village at Arrowhead, Dana Park, San Tan Pavilions, and 16th and Camelback. Nationally, the brand has launched more than 500 licenses with nearly 50 clinics across the United States. Since opening its first location, Modern Acupuncture has served more than 20,000 patients with 126,760 treat-

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hile the Grand Canyon is seeing a steady increase in visitors, Sedona officials may have seen

enough. Verde Valley news media reported two weeks ago that Sedona City Council asked the local Chamber of Commerce to stop marketing the city for at least a year. The request came as residents are begging that the city manage the burgeoning influx of visitors, which now tops three million annually. Residents complain their lifestyle is being overrun by the stress of vacation home

Sedona residents are apparently fed up with the huge influx of visitors, who routinely create massive traffic jams on the main road through the city. (Courtesy of the Verde Valley Independent)

Residents complain their lifestyle is being overrun by the stress of vacation home rentals, traffic jams and piles of trash left by visitors. rentals, traffic jams and piles of trash left by visitors. Sedona City Manager Karen Osburn was quoted in the Verde Valley Independent as saying that in years past, the chamber’s

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nies saw revenues fall by $22 million when SEDONA �� page 22 the park was closed in the first half of 2020. sole mission “was to get the right visitors, But he said those same businesses have at the right time.” been operating at full capacity since last “This year things were much different June, when COVID-19 restrictions eased. because the direction was: We really need “We’re doing very well, we’re recovering, a one-year pause on solicitation of new and there’s a lot of confidence,” said Dillon, visitations,” she said. who said association members are already Osburn said that tourists who are here booking trips into 2023. need to be educated on how to be good Monthly visitor numbers at the Grand visitors. Canyon, the most-frequented park in the She also questioned the chamber’s pro- state, confirm that people have been composed budget, which is largely funded by ing back. taxpayers through the city council. It would have been hard to go down: “Just as someone who puts together a Visitors to the Grand Canyon hit zero in budget that includes salaries, benefits, April 2020, when the park was completely administrative overhead to come in with closed. a request that is well more than double in By April this year, the Grand Canyon reone year’s time is, that’s a big ask,” Osburn corded 425,978 visitors, who spent 6.6 said, adding the increase request was par- million hours at the park, according to ticularly distressing Park Service data. “in a year that the city While that is an imMayor Sandy Moriarty has given some direc- said the council has made provement, it is still tion to say we need a commitment to pause 24 percent lower to scale back a very destination marketing and than the 563,898 visisignificant portion of tors who spent 8.7 questioned if some of the million hours in the what you do.” city’s chamber budget Council Member park in April 2019. should be reallocated Jon Thompson sugSullivan said backgested the chamber toward housing solutions to country permit rehelp workers in town. might “even find quests “started a little ways to deter people.” slower in February Thompson said the public has had a and March” than in a typical year, but that message for council: “they want to pause April and May have been “pretty much on marketing.” par with previous years.” Candace Carr Strauss, president/CEO of However, there are still challenges. Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Sullivan said park infrastructure continBureau, said Sedona’s discussion about ues to hinder operations. Problems with tourism is being observed nationally in the the sewage treatment plant at Bright Angel tourist industry. Campground at the bottom of the canyon, “I got calls from Maine, from California, for example, have reduced the number of asking me about what was going on here people who can camp there. with cutting our marketing budget.” “We’re kind of limited right now, since “It is a significant pause,” Strauss pointed our biggest campground in the canyon is out. operating at half capacity,” Sullivan said, Councilwoman Jessica Williamson accommodating 55 campers instead of the pointed out that Sedona is one of the big- usual 110. gest growing areas in the nation. With foreign visitors making up a large “This may not be a blip,” Williamson part of the Grand Canyon’s tourism busisaid. “We may not have any slack periods ness, another challenge is the COVID-19 at all.” restrictions on international travel. Mayor Sandy Moriarty said the council Tusayan Town Manager Charlie Hendrix has made a commitment to pause desti- said that has resulted in “kind of a delay” in nation marketing and questioned if some the return to normal business. of the city’s chamber budget should be “We’ve had some wonderful support loreallocated toward housing solutions to cally, which we’re really excited about, but help workers in town. we don’t have any international travel yet,” Meanwhile, John Dillon, executive direc- she said. tor of the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Cronkite News contributed to this Association, said his 16 member compa- report.

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ments across all five Arizona clinics. “We’re going to open many more clinics,” Gubernick said. “I don’t know details on exact numbers yet, but we stayed strong during COVID, when there was a lot of pain and stress, depending on what happens with the country.” According to the World Health Organization, acupuncture is an all-natural, holistic treatment clinically proven to alleviate chronic pain, relieve stress, and treat over 30 diseases and conditions. “In the last year, many people were unable to get into a doctor or manage their own mental health or stress,” Gubernick said. “We played a pivotal role in easing that. “They felt the benefits. They didn’t have to go into a doctor’s office when people were scared early on. We provided that option for people. Once they experienced it, they continued.” He said all acupuncture is effective, but Modern Acupuncture is different. “Our treatments are accessible,” said Gubernick, who is also the Scottsdale franchise owner. “We built the company to make acupuncture affordable and convenient.” Steve Dinkins is one of those patients. He said acupuncture has been a “saving grace” for him during the pandemic. “I’m a member at Modern Acupuncture to get relief from my back and neck pain, but I found that the acupuncture treatments greatly reduced my stress and anxiety that 2020 brought as well,” Dinkins said. “Acupuncture has evolved into a critical part of my wellness routine and I’m so thankful for it.” Gubernick said he’s able to build his clientele by keeping the clinics open seven days a week for extended hours and offering a membership model that makes visits affordable. Memberships are $89 monthly and that includes two visits per month. Other packages are available. “The price is important, especially now,” said Gubernick, who formerly worked for The Joint. “With acupuncture, like a lot of other therapies, consistency is important to be effective. Treating pain and stress with an affordable rate is important, too. We use

The focus All Modern Acupuncture locations align with a series of goals to allow patients to heal. • Provide exceptional modern acupuncture care in an accessible manner that is consistent and affordable for everyone. • Create a spa-like environment with scientific-based music therapy, relaxing nature scenes, soft lighting and heated zero-gravity massage chairs. • Develop its licensed acupuncturists with ongoing training based on the latest scientific evidence-based research. • Support its practitioners, or “Zen advisers.” • Offer pharmaceutical-grade supplements for pain, stress, fatigue, sleep and immune support that, paired with acupuncture, help patients live comfortably. • Partner with like-minded organizations and companies who share its mission. • Continue to educate the public on the benefits of acupuncture and provide treatments and products to help everyone reach and maintain their wellness goals.

a specific technology that’s very effective for pain relief while inducing relaxation.” Gubernick said most patients come in for back and neck pain. However, once the discomfort subsides, they stay with Modern Acupuncture for maintenance. “Acupuncture has that stress-relieving effect,” he said. “They feel calm. Stress ruins everything, but when patients come in, they can get a clear mind and stay calm. That’s what keeps people coming back.” Modern Acupuncture 15035 N. Thompson Peak Parkway, Suite E105, Scottsdale 480-771-9205, modernacupuncture.com Modern Acupuncture corporate ofﬁces 17550 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale 480-999-5505, modernacupuncture.com

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he City of Scottsdale is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a slew of activities and the Scottsdale Gallery Association is joining the fun. On Thursday, June 24, the association is hosting a specially themed Gold Palette Artwalk as part of the city’s June Days events. The June Days Gold Palette ArtWalk takes place throughout the Scottsdale Arts District – along Main Street from Scottsdale Road to Goldwater Boulevard and north of Indian School on Marshall Way to 5th Avenue. It will feature refreshing libations, plenty of themed exhibitions and live entertainment by a steel drum band and other musicians. “We’re excited to share in the fun of June Days with the City of Scottsdale and present yet another fun opportunity for our art-loving community to support the local art scene,” said SGA President French Thompson. “With some great music and delicious refreshments to cool things down on a beautiful Scottsdale evening, what more could you ask for?” At participating galleries, visitors will have the opportunity to view a variety of themed exhibits. For instance, at Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery, art enthusiasts can look at Grand Canyon-themed paintings and watch a live painting demonstration. At Bonner David Galleries, artist Dyana Hesson will greet guests and sign free copies of Arizona Highways’ June issue, which features her “Wildflowers of the White Mountains” works. For live music, head over to Carstens Fine Art Studio & Gallery, where professional harpist Jocelyn

be hanging out at On the Edge Gallery. Other participating galleries include King Galleries, which will feature its Modernly Ancestral exhibit featuring Acoma Pueblo pottery from 1960 to the present, and Wilde Meyer Gallery, which is hosting the Arizona Art Affair group show featuring a selection of Arizona most talented artists, like Ryan Hale, Andrea Peterson, Sherri Belassen, Nancy Pendleton, and more. The day after the ArtWalk, the city is hosting Scottsdale’s 70th Anniversary Legacy Quest, a celebration of Scottsdale’s incorporation as a city. Scottsdale Gallery Association’s June Days Gold Palette ArtWalk takes place June 24 from 6:30 During this free event p.m. to 9 p.m. and features themed exhibits, refreshments, and live entertainment, like live paint- on June 25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., guests can take part in ing demonstrations and live music by a steel drum band. (Scottsdale Gallery Association) an expedition throughout Old Town, during which Obermeyer will perform. will answer questions and register pothey’ll gather facts about Scottsdale’s And Larsen Gallery attendees will tential bidders for the Oct. 23 auction. be treated to a unique reception that “Alice wanted to be sure to give the history. Those interested in participating includes a one-of-kind performance public the opportunity to see the work by indie folk singer-songwriter Sophie in person before it is sold,” Scott said. should slip into a comfortable pair of Dorsten from Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock “Maybe we can even find local Alice shoes and check in at the Little Red Schoolhouse Historical Museum on the Foundation and the chance to view Cooper fans to be bidders this fall.” Cooper’s multi-million-dollar Andy Thompson’s own gallery, French De- Scottsdale Mall at the start of the event. “June Days celebrates the very best Warhol, “Little Electric Chair, in person. signer Jeweler, is also hosting an event: The 5:30-7:30 p.m. reception marks an exclusive pop-up artists’ trunk show Scottsdale has to offer our residents evthe first time in Scottsdale that the featuring renowned local jeweler Julie ery day as well as pleasing our out-oftown visitors,” said Mayor David Ortega. public will have the rare opportunity Romanenko. “There is so much to see and do right to view the acrylic and silkscreen ink Romanenko will be onsite to show off on canvas, estimated to be worth any- her custom, very personal jewelry and in the heart of Old Town throughout the month — something for everyone. I where from $2.5 to $4.5 million. mingle with guests. hope that everyone gets an opportunity “We are excited to share this imporBut the mingling doesn’t end there. tant Andy Warhol with the City of ScottThree popular artists – Scott Palmer, to come out and celebrate Scottsdale sdale during the Thursday ArtWalk,” who specializes in copper work, pho- with us this June.” Information: scottsdalegalleries. said Larsen Gallery co-owner Scott tographer Lorita Winfield and Robin Larsen. He and co-owner Polly Larsen Ray, who specializes in ceramics – will com, oldtownscottsdaleaz.com

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Area musicians mark orchestra’s 10th year BY SRIANTHI PERERA Progress Contributor

he Pangean Orchestra, which highlights instruments and music from around the world, is celebrating its 10th year with a virtual concert. “We are grateful for the opportunity to kick off America’s birthday with a celebration of life, liberty, and our pursuit of happiness,” said founder Colin O’Donohoe. The concert will be livestreamed at 7 p.m. July 3 via Facebook Live at fb.me/ e/1nGOrik8y. Although no tickets are being sold, viewers are encouraged and expected to donate what they can afford through the group’s website, thepangeanorchestra.com. More than 20 musicians, playing world instruments such as Ngoni, Guzheng, Kaval and Santour, will perform alongside symphonic winds, a jazz rhythm section and diverse percussion. Kathak dancing and break dancing will enhance the show. “It is our largest and best ensemble since our 2010 inaugural performance,” said

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Wen Wu, a new member of The Pangean Orchestra, plays woodwind instruments, including the Chinese Hulusi. (Courtesy of Wen Wu)

“Djelika” from Mali, “Ar Erinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi” from Ireland and “Bahudaari Jathiswaram” from India.

The Pangean Orchestra, also known earlier as The Immigrant Orchestra, has a mission to unite people and promote world peace with the language of music. Since its founding in 2010, it has performed in the East Valley, New York and Turkey. Now an official nonprofit, the group continues to attract talent and volunteers. O’Donohoe said the forthcoming concert’s theme recognizes that we are “one people.” “Acknowledge our differences and biases and work through them with the very people you may be wary of,” he said. “When people of diverse backgrounds unite towards a common cause, the results are astounding. We want to be a unifying force.” Tempe History Museum is Pangean’s unofficial home venue and has hosted its concerts to full houses since the beginning. With positive show themes and diverse sets of musicians, curator Dan Miller said it’s a good fit for the community history

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The Pangean Orchestra plays a concert at the Tempe History Museum. The next virtual concert, on July 3, kicks off America’s birthday. (Courtesy of Tempe History Museum)

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museum’s performance series. The July 3 virtual concert will be played at the museum. “We (staff and our audience) always look forward to seeing and hearing the veterans of the group and the newcomers,” Miller said. “It’s nice to be thought of as a group’s home – they are sort of our house band.” New Pangean member Wen Wu came from China to Tempe in 2012 for a master’s degree and a doctorate in music at Arizona State University. Wu didn’t speak any English at the beginning. Music is a universal language and the Pangean Orchestra is a true example of its universality, she said. “I had trouble in class, communicating with others, or even just ordering food. But I never had any trouble playing in band,” she said. “Now that my English got better, I find that in many situations, I don’t need words to communicate.” Wu said she’s “not totally surprised” that the Pangean Orchestra has been around for a decade. It uses the simplest way – music – to bring people together, she said. “It’sdiverse,becauseofthevarietyofcultural backgrounds. It’s also uniform because we are all using instruments to express feelings.” Nita Mallya is a Bharatanatyam dancer and a choreographer in Chandler who has worked with Pangean almost since its inception. She collaborated with O’Donohoe to perform a dance routine in 2011 during the first concert. “It is a pleasure working for someone who is just as passionate about the art; he loves music and I love dance and we come

together and work on a common ground and create something beautiful,” she said. Due to a foot injury, Mallya’s senior dancer, Prarthana Prasad, will perform at this concert. “The Pangean Orchestra is an amazing team of world music which erases borders, color, creed or any political difference. We are artists who love putting our minds together to create something to entertain,” Mallya said. Wu plays the clarinet and a Chinese wind instrument called the Hulusi. “It sounds like a person humming to me. Every time I play this instrument, I have this calm, peaceful image in my head, with river, mountain, fog, trees, bamboo raft, egret,” she said, adding “But my Hulusi also has two vents that create harmonies, like an organ.” As much as the musicians build on the musical components of their work, communicating their unifying message takes precedence. “The music is nice, but it’s the thoughts as you walk away and ponder that stick with you. If this group can make great music from all different tunings and music systems, why can’t we ‘just all get along?’” Miller said. O’Donohoe said: “We are living through a time of intensely increasing tribalism. Quarantine accompanied by a fact-optional internet is a deadly mix. Like the continents before us, we are drifting apart from one another.” “We acknowledge that differences among people are natural,” he continued. “We choose to let those differences enhance our ensemble.” Details: thepangeanorchestra.com

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Scottsdale’s newest Italian restaurant is Campo Italian, which opened for dinner service on Hayden Road on June 1. Their pizza dough is made with organic flours from Noble Bread. (Studio Alcott)

2 chefs team up for Campo Italian BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

bout 15 years ago, chefs Alex Stratta and Jeremy Pacheco were living in Las Vegas, working at separate successful restaurants inside Wynn Las Vegas. Surprisingly, not once have the awardwinning chefs teamed up to open up a restaurant together – until now. Opened for dinner service starting June 1, Campo Italian is Scottsdale’s newest Italian restaurant, boasting authentic dishes inspired by both chefs’ families and upbringings, from gnocchi and pizza to

handcrafted pasta and meatballs. “Twenty-five years ago, I had the best meatballs I ever had, and I’m like, ‘I have to have that recipe,’” Stratta said of his sisterin-law’s meatball recipe. “I’ve been using it literally for 25 years. It’s just so good.” But it’s Campo Italian’s bolognese lasagna that Pacheco said is the perfect example of an authentic Italian dish that combines both Stratta’s and Pacheco’s family recipes. “I know it sounds basic, but we both have recipes for Bolognese we like and

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Boondocks Patio & Grill owners Jake Kory and Luke Kory are expanding their popular neighborhood restaurant and bar into Tempe. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Scottsdale’s Boondocks plans Tempe locale BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ince taking over the old Spanish Fly space in Old Town in 2014, Boondocks Patio & Grill has become one of the more popular casual hangout spots in Scottsdale. Patrons flock to the neighborhood restaurant and bar to order burgers and “docktails,” to watch sporting events on their LED TVs, and to enjoy live music by local artists on the expansive outdoor patio. And this summer, Boondocks is bringing that experience to its old stomping

grounds: Tempe. Boondocks No. 2 will take over the old Prankster’s location near Broadway and Rural roads. “Jacob and I are the owners and brothers, and we both went to ASU. We have another two brothers who went to ASU, and both of our parents went to ASU. We’re one big ASU family,” said co-owner Luke Kory. The 3,200-square-foot restaurant will boast that same wood and exposed brick look that patrons of the Scottsdale location have come to know and love. And it will serve the same menu, in-

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use, but we were able to combine both of our Bolognese recipes into a lasagna dish that we are both proud to serve,” said Pacheco, Genuine Concepts’ executive chef. “Really, every dish was like that,” Pacheco continued of Campo Italian’s menu. “Whether it’s a recipe, plating or presentation, Alex and I are both able to combine our strengths to create a final dish that we and more importantly our guests will be happy with.” In addition to strong family ties, the dishes also feature authentic, high-quality, local products and ingredients – like pasta made by Sonoran Pasta Co., wagyu beef carpaccio made with American wagyu from Rovey Family Farms, and pizza dough made with organic flours from Noble Bread. “Jason Raducha from Noble Bread was nice enough to help us develop a pizza dough recipe that we feel sets us apart from other pizza places,” Pacheco said. “We are able to use that same dough for our bread that we serve with our eggplant puree and our sandwiches.” What also sets Campo Italian apart from other Italian restaurants in the Valley is its place within the Genuine Concepts family. Culinarily overseen by Pacheco, who joined the Genuine Concepts family himself last fall, the neighborhood-focused restaurant group comprises The Vig, The Little Woody, The Womack, Ladera Taverna y Cocina and The McMillan. “As we were developing Campo as a group, we wanted Campo to have the vibe and feel of The Vig with an Italian backbone,” Pacheco explained. Designed and decorated by Trina Boyd, Campo Italian boasts a warm, inviting in-

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cluding their popular half-pound burgers made with 100 percent American beef and cooked to order. “We stepped up our game,” Luke said. “Since the get-go, we have fresh ground meat that comes in. We don’t do the frozen patties; we do the fresh ground. And they’re really big, meaty burgers.” Patrons also rave over Boondocks’ ribs. The Scottsdale Rack... of Ribs is a full rack of whiskey maple-glazed spareribs served with coleslaw and mac ‘n’ cheese. “Our ribs are amazing, and I would rival them to some of the smoke houses out

James Beard Award-winning chef and northern Scottsdale resident Alex Stratta recently opened his new restaurant Campo Italian. (Debby Wolvos)

terior featuring community tables and an open floorplan. It’s a restaurant both Stratta and Pacheco hope will feel like a second home for patrons. “We want guests to come in and order multiple items, share, and enjoy with a well-made cocktail or great glass of wine,” Pacheco said. Campo Italian is located on Hayden Road, taking the place of Stratta’s previous Mediterranean-focused restaurant, Stratta Kitchen, which opened to the public right before the pandemic hit last spring. “We unfortunately opened at the absolute worst time,” Stratta said. “Pre-COVID, people went full throttle on comfort food and enjoying wine, beer, ice cream. People were like, ‘Ah, finally, I’m free!’ So, it wasn’t what I expected it to be.” Stratta shelved the Mediterranean conhere,” Luke said. Boondocks makes everything from scratch, unlike other bars that might lean on frozen fare. “We had a lot of notoriety after COVID about how good our food is,” Luke said. “Even our chicken tenders: We brine them for a day.” Unlike the Scottsdale location, Tempe Boondocks will be more “food-forward” and open for lunch. Like the Scottsdale location, the new Boondocks will feature daily acoustic sets during the week and full band shows on the weekends. Because the Tempe Boondocks will be

.Campo Italian was designed and decorated by Trina Boyd. (Studio Alcott)

cept and tapped back into his roots: Italian food. “My go-to has always been Italian and especially regional rustic and we’re doing it the right way,” said Stratta, who not only once spearheaded the award-winning Italian restaurant Stratta at Wynn Las Vegas and was chosen as Iron Chef Italian on “Iron Chef USA,” where he was nicknamed the “Italian Scallion.” For Stratta, “doing it the right way” means making great pizza, great fresh pasta, and giving guests dishes that are familiar yet executed, as he put it, “true to form in the sense of tradition and history.” “You know, trying to cook really to the

smaller than the Scottsdale location, the sound and the size of the bands who perform will be “a little tighter,” Luke said. “But we’re going to keep going with the live music,” he continued. “There’ll be more opportunity for some more of those acoustic sets during the week.” The Tempe location will maintain a similar indoor-outdoor feel as the Scottsdale restaurant, which features one of Scottsdale’s largest climate-controlled patios. “We built out a patio for it, and we opened up the windows to the inside,” Luke said. In addition to boasting a 20-foot window overlooking Broadway, the new

roots of where this stuff comes from in the first place,” Stratta said. “[My dishes are] linked to culinary heritage and history and tradition and real research into the foundations of regional cooking that have their tentacles in my family cooking.” Overall, Pacheco describes working on Campo Italian with Stratta as a “true collaboration.” “It was very exciting for me to have the chance to finally work side by side in the kitchen with someone I have looked up to professionally for so many years,” Pacheco said. Information: 480-597-9195 or campoitalian.com. Boondocks will feature 20-foot garage doors that open up into the patio. “It’s going to feel like you’re outside and open-air, kind of like Scottsdale is, except it’s going to have a little more under-roof than we’re used to,” Luke explained. The Boondocks team isn’t against continuing to expand in the Valley. They just plan to do so at their own pace. “We’ve had a couple of opportunities in the west side, the east side, and then even Phoenix, but nothing’s really fit the mold,” Luke said. “If it doesn’t feel comfortable ... then we’re not going to push it into something.” Information: boondocksaz.com.

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NOTICE OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Board of Adjustment of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on July 7, 2021, at 6:00 P.M in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona. Board of Adjustment meetings are televised on Scottsdale’s YouTube Channel and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search "live stream") to allow the public to listen/view the meeting in progress. Instructions on how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda. 4-BA-2021 (Extension of Block Fence) Request by owner for a disability accommodation to the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance, Section 5.504.G, seeking to increase the allowed wall height along the side and rear yards from 8 feet to 9 feet for a property with Single-Family Residential (R1-7) zoning located at 8502 E. Virginia Avenue. Staff contact person is Desirae Mayo, 480-312-4218. Applicant contact person is Randall K. Bahr, (602) 705-5315. 5-BA-2021 (Brown Residence) Request by owner for a variance to the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance, Section 5.504.F. pertaining to the minimum distance between an accessory building and main residence required for a property with Single-Family Residential (R1-7) zoning located at 8601 E. Via De Sereno. Staff contact person is Chris Zimmer, 480-312-2347. Applicant contact person is Jeremiah Brown, (480) 251-4321. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search "Scottsdale Planning Case Files" or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/. A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND ANY MEETING LOCATION UPDATES, IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING Online at: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/boards/board-of-adjustment ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO LISTEN/VIEW THIS MEETING.

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