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Ortega, Janik, Caputi, Durham appear victors BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ormer City Councilman David Ortega is on track to win Scottsdale’s mayoral election while Betty Janik, Tammy Caputi and Tom Durham appear to have won City Council seats, according to unofficial election returns released Friday morning. The returns showed Ortega leading former Councilwoman Lisa Borowsky with 53 percent of the vote. Ortega received 69,399 votes to Borowksy’s 62,416 as of the Progress’ print deadline on Nov. 6.

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In a tight race to fill three seats on the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board, retired teacher Julie Cieniawski leads 22 percent of the vote. Dr. Libby Hart-Wells is in second place with 18 percent, followed closely by Zach Lindsay and Rose Smith, who both hold 17 percent of the vote. After trailing Smith on Election Night, Lindsay held a slim 220-vote lead as of Nov. 6.

Those results were still unofficial and there were still around 250,000 ballots left to be counted throughout Maricopa County as of early Nov. 6. There was no way to tell how many of those ballots belonged to Scottsdale voters, according to City Clerk Carolyn Jagger. Ortega declared victory on Thursday,

waitresses just say, ‘You want your usual?’” Proudfit’s daughter Janet Hendricks said. His reply: “Yes, M’am.” “I go as often as I could beg my children to take me to the restaurant,” Proudfit told the Progress with a laugh. And after four years as a loyal U.S. Egg patron, Proudfit got a Veterans Day tribute from the restaurant as a thank you for his service: It donated $1,000 in gift cards in his name to MANA House, a Phoenix-

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BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

very Sunday, World War II veteran Norman Proudfit, along with one of his two twin daughters, occupy a booth at the U.S. Egg on Scottsdale and Shea Roads. And, without fail, Proudfit orders his usual: the Junior Triple Play with a protein pancake, one egg, one sausage and one bacon. “He gets that every single time; so, the

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Navajo students finally back on home campus BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

hen Scottsdale Unified reopened elementary schools for in-person learning in September, it also marked the first time that students had stepped foot on the Navajo Elementary campus in over two years. “To be back in our neighborhood, seeing all the kids walk onto campus…it’s just awesome,” Principal Matthew Patzlaff said. The district was forced to abruptly shutter the Navajo campus, located at Granite Reef and Camelback Road, on Aug. 22, 2018 after an overnight fire in a utility closet caused significant fire, smoke and water damage to a portion of the campus. The district relocated students and staff literally overnight to its Oak Campus, which was being used as the district’s central kitchen. Navajo Elementary remained at the Oak Campus, located three miles away at Oak and 75th streets, until the district paused in-person schooling in March. “The Oak Campus was great and everyone was awesome but it just wasn’t home, you know?” Patzlaff said. The return to Navajo’s home campus has been somewhat subdued due to the pandemic, though. Patzlaff has not been able to show off the new campus to parents or prospective families, so he has taken to the school’s Facebook page to offer virtual tours. The pandemic also cancelled an opening celebration that had been set for April. “That was going to, really importantly, allow the fifth graders at the time a chance to go see Navajo, because they basically were ousted in third grade and never got to go back,” said Elie Goodman, a member of the Navajo Dads Club. The fire, complicated by years of low enrollment, put the long-term future of the school in doubt until the SUSD Governing Board approved much-needed repairs and improvements for Navajo, which first opened in 1960. Months after the fire in October 2018, the Governing Board approved a plan to use funds from the district’s insurance provider to repair the campus and clean up asbestos contamination. But that money – estimated at around $10 million – only covered cleaning, re-

Jonathan Montgomery, left, and his brother Colin show off their t-shirts supporting Navajo Elementary at a community event in 2018 just months after the school’s campus was closed due to a fire. (Progress file photo)

Parents Elie (left) and Megan Goodman with daughters Owyn (left) and Isla (right) on the first day of in-person learning at Navajo Elementary in September (Photo by Tim Sealy/Sealy Media)

pairs and asbestos abatement for the parts of campus directly affected by the fire. Prior to the fire, Navajo was in need of many other structural repairs and was one of a handful of Scottsdale schools being considered by the board for a rebuild using bond money approved by voters in 2016. “When you put a pipe wrench on those pipes for the chillers, it will literally fall apart like paper mache,” SUSD Director of Facilities & Operations Dennis Roehler

said about its aging air conditioning system. In February 2019 – following lobbying from Navajo parents – the board allocated an additional $4 million in voter-approved bond funds to refurbish the rest of the campus. That refurbishment left the school’s well-known red brick outer walls intact

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but included significant improvements to the school’s interior with input from a committee of district staff and parents. Patzlaff said he and the committee had been working on the revamping the school “non-stop” for two years. Improvements funded by the additional $4 million included removing asbestos from the remainder of the campus and repairs like replacing the HVAC system and installing energy-efficient windows. Beyond those infrastructure improvements, Navajo also received a functional facelift to better suit the school’s STEAM curriculum, which science, technology, engineering and mathematics with an emphasis on the arts. Even the desks, hallways and classrooms themselves received upgrades with new desks in the signature Navajo-red color and smartboards in every room. “The school is really beautiful,” said Goodman, who got a chance to see it in February before the districtwide shutdown. Patzlaff said the hallways are also colorcoded to help students navigate campus easily and each corridor has its own theme

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based on a positive value like respect. Patzlaff also took steps to preserve the school’s history. He said staff was able to salvage the annual graduating class pictures from Navajo dating back to 1968 and those photos line the wall in one hallway. That focus on history is particularly important at Navajo Elementary, a neighborhood institution where many local residents went to school themselves before watching their children – and even grandchildren – also attend the school. That explains why a group of parents rallied around the school in 2018 and pushed the district to approve the repairs needed to reopen the campus. “It was a (much-needed) community center in south Scottsdale,” Goodman told the Progress in October 2018. “The thought of that going away devastates me.” Goodman was part of a group of parents that pushed the district to keep Navajo open and regularly walked the neighborhood in an attempt to boost enrollment. Goodman said he is grateful to have the opportunity to bring his kids back to the campus. “I remember after we dropped the kids

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our neighborhood as well, so that kind of took a toll on us from the enrollment perspective.” By the end of last school year, Navajo’s enrollment, including pre-kindergarten classes, was 413. That number dropped to 352 in August when this school year began but by Oct. 30, it was up to 392 students, making Navajo one of the few schools to increase enrollment during this school year as the number of students attending public schools across the state dropped. According to district data, 70 students were enrolled in kindergarten at Navajo as of Oct. 30 after just 51 were enrolled at the end of last school year. “That is our highest kindergarten enrollment in 12 years,” Patzlaff said. Goodman said parents worked hard over the previous two years to market Navajo to the community and draw in families with younger students. “I think there is something to be said to the fact that for the last few years, the parents and principal…have been very diligent about getting in front of families and really doing what we said we had to do to increase enrollment,” Goodman said.

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After completing radio, radar, and aerial gunnery training in Tennessee and Florida, Proudfit served overseas for one year flying torpedo bombers as an aviation radioman. He was with the same squadron overseas for the full year. “The scariest moment was actually about three days before the war was over. It was the last 1,000-plane carrier raid on Tokyo and we had a mid-air collision after we made our bombing run,” Proudfit recalled. The crew of three, including the private, the gunner, and Proudfit as the radio operator, bailed out and landed in Tokyo Bay, he said. “We floated around there for about six hours,” Proudfit continued. “The Army air-sea rescue picked us up close to Iwo Jima, and we spent a week as a guest of the army of Iwo Jima. That was probably the scariest for a while, but it turned into

eran, we know that he will make sure the money will go to the people who need it the most.” Proudfit still can’t believe the kind gesture. “It’s wonderful – a big surprise,” he said. “He was very flattered,” Hendricks added. “He’s like, ‘Why would they want to honor me?’ And I’m like, ‘Dad, you’re a World War II vet, and you’re wonderful; so that’s why. He goes, ‘Oh my goodness.’ He was very humbled by it.” Discharged in 1946 as an Aviation Radioman 3rd Class, Proudfit joined the Navy in 1943, just six weeks after his 17th birthday. “I wanted to go on with my older brother, who’s 15 months older than I was,” but, Norm said, his mom wouldn’t lie about his age for him. “I was really upset I couldn’t go, so as soon as I was 17, I went in.”

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Longtime Scottsdale resident Norman Proudfit is a World War II veteran. He joined the Navy at age 17. (Courtesy of Norm Proudfit)

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Scottsdale post plans in-person Veterans Day event BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

cottsdale’s American Legion Post 44 will host an outdoor ceremony at its downtown Scottsdale location to commemorate Veterans Day this year. Post 44, which is hosting the event alongside the local VFW Post 3513 and the Disabled American Veterans nonprofit, decided to move forward with the commemoration after the City of Scottsdale moved its own event online. “I’m on the city’s Veterans Advisory Commission, and we said we have to do something,” said Mike Ragole, commander of Post 44. The city, which typically hosts its event at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, went virtual because of the pandemic. According to the city, it produced a series of original videos to honor veterans this year. The videos will air at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 and then run periodically throughout the day on Scottsdale Channel 11 and stream online on the Scottsdale Video Network at scottsdaleaz.gov/scottsdale-

video-network. The videos will also be available on the city’s YouTube channel. Ragole said he expects 25 to 50 people to attend the American Legion Event at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in the parking lot at Post 44, 7145 E. 2nd Street. The commemoration will feature presentations from the commanders of the three participating organizations. Ragole said they will also recognize dozens of veteran members who have passed away over the past nine months but did not receive typical recognition on Memorial Day, when the pandemic disrupted commemorations. “We want to give some recognition to them,” Ragole said. “They didn’t receive that on Memorial Day, because there were no gatherings at the cemeteries.” Ragole said Congressman David Schweikert promised to attend the event and several other local politicians could also be there. “We’re non-partisan; the door is open to everyone,” Ragole said. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 this year, the American Legion has been able to follow through on its mission to support local veterans and

American Legion Post 44 Commander Mike Ragole said his post will host a Veterans Day Commemoration at its downtown Scottsdale headquarters on Nov. 11. (Progress file photo)

veterans groups. Ragole said that is largely due to the generosity of the community, which stepped up and continued to offer financial support to organization despite the economic challenges created by the pandemic. “People understand what vets have

done in the past and want to help the guys and gals who are back now,” Ragole said. Ragole said American Legion Post 44 benefited from the fact that it operates as a restaurant, meaning it was allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity when Governor Doug Ducey allowed restaurants and some bars to reopen a few months ago. “Like any restaurant, we’re following all the rules,” Ragole said. That allowed Post 44 to continue its weekly fundraisers, which include bingo and a Queen of Hearts drawing. The post also received over $16,000 from a fundraiser started by Scottsdale resident James “JJ” Murray, a World War II veteran. Murray started a GoFundMe memorial fundraiser last year in honor of his childhood best friend Ambrose Geib, who also served during World War II and was killed in action during fighting at the Battle of Bulge. Ragole said Post 44 donated the money to nonprofits that provide housing for homeless veterans and household items to veterans in need.

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ince opening in February, the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River has been visited by thousands of guests who pay tribute to the men aboard the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, sharing their stories, efforts and sacrifice. The Gardens has also reconnected many to family and friends who were lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and incited a need for them to share some remarkable stories, just as Chelsea Jordan did. Her great, grant uncle, James Harvey Sanderson, played the clarinet and saxophone in the USS Arizona’s “last band” and died in the attack. The community celebrated the grand opening of the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River on the eve of the 2020 spring training season. A few months later, the Gardens was named the 2020 Outstanding Facility Award for populations under 10,000 at Arizona Parks and Recreation Association’s Best of the Best awards show. Located on tribal land, the gardens were built by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to honor those who served and those serving today. “It is a great honor that the land of the O’odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa) is now the permanent home to a relic from the USS Arizona,” said Martin Harvier, President, of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

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quite an adventure, and we were very fortunate.” Proudfit was just shy of 20 when he was honorably discharged. Not long afterward, he started the next chapter of his life: a 67-year marriage to his late wife, Joyce Mae Proudfit. “I would have never met her if I hadn’t been in the Navy,” Norm said. Norm met Joyce at his favorite restaurant in Mohave, California, where he was stationed. “She was a waitress and a beautiful girl with pigtails — and we fell in love,”

The USS Arizona Memorial Gardens is shaped like the footprint of the doomed ship. (Special to the Progress)

A light for every sailor who died aboard the USS Arizona lines the paths at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens. (Special to the Progress)

Norm said. And six weeks later, they were married. “My mother had to come down to sign the papers, of course, to get married. I wasn’t old enough. Those days you had to be 21,” Norm said. It was, as Norm put it, a short courtship that led to a “long and very, very happy marriage.” Joyce died in May 2013. Now, at 94, Norm lives with his daughter Janice Proudfit in Scottsdale, a city in which the Proudfit family has lived since 1960. “Norm is a strong, healthy 94-year-old WWII veteran. He is always incredibly

kind and generous and has a great, positive outlook on life,” said Gebran. He added that in lieu of offering Veteran’s Day specials at U.S. Egg, the restaurant donated gift cards to MANA (Marines, Army, Navy, Airforce) House to ensure that each homeless veteran receives a well-deserved meal. “U.S. Egg said, ‘We’d like to make donations in your honor.’ And my dad, of course, was very moved that they would do that in his honor for the homeless vets of MANA House,” Hendricks said. This isn’t the first time U.S. Egg has donated to MANA House.

The gardens span the exact length and width of the USS Arizona, with over 1,500 commemorative columns, outlining the actual perimeter of the USS Arizona. Each column is representative of a life aboard the ship that day. Additionally, there are gaps within the column outline representing an individual who survived the attack. As the day ends, each column illuminates, transforming the memorial at night representing each individual as a light and that their light will continue to go on and stand through the test of time. “I walked through the garden tonight for the first time and found my great uncle’s name,” Jordan said. “I haven’t felt chills like that in a long time. It is a stunning memorial. I just want to say thank you to the Community for doing such a beautiful job with it.” The Gardens are open daily from dawn until dusk and is free to the public. Located in the Talking Stick Entertainment District at 7455 N. Pima Road between Salt River Fields at Talking Stick and Great Wolf Lodge Arizona, the relic room is staffed by volunteers. Those interested in learning more can also come by the Discover Salt River Visitor Center at 9120 East Talking Stick Way, Suite E-10, Scottsdale in the Pavilions at Talking Stick shopping center. Information: 888-979-5010 or memorialgardensatsaltriver.com. According to Gebran, U.S. Egg has donated “tens of thousands” of dollars’ worth of food, money, and gift cards to the organization. Norm was also happy to see patriotism alive and well at the polls on Election Day. “We went to vote this morning and because he is a World War II vet and he had his walker, I asked if he could head to the front of the line. We didn’t have to wait, and as we were walking, people were coming up and thanking him for his service. It was so wonderful,” Hendricks said. “It really meant the world to him.”

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Signs of the times: theft, defacing get political BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he day before the Nov. 3 General Election, an active member of the local Republican party was allegedly caught stealing campaign signs near a Scottsdale mosque that was also serving as a county voting center. According to a report filed by Scottsdale police officers, Eric Kurland, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for the legislature in LD 23, called police after spotting someone removing signs outside of the Islamic Center of the North East Valley. In the days leading up to the election, individuals working on the Kurland campaign told the Progress signs they posted outside of the center went missing frequently. But Kurland said his signs were not the only targets Nov. 2. Kurland, who confronted the woman and recorded the incident, alleged she had taken down signs for school board

candidate Julie Cieniawski, City Council candidate Tammy Caputi and Joe Romack, a Republican write-in candidate running in LD23. A screenshot of the recording posted by Romack shows a woman wearing Trump 2020 visor standing near a cluster of signs. Cieniawski, Caputi and Romack signs can be seen lying at her feet. Kurland also found two of his signs in a nearby recycling bin, according to police. A Scottsdale officer identified the woman as Jennifer Mayer or Jennifer Williams Mayer by cross referencing the recording with a photo on file with Arizona Motor Vehicle Services, according to the report. Romack, a former Vice Chairman of the LD23 Republican Party, told the Progress that Mayer is a LD 23 Precinct Committeeman. The Progress was unable to reach Mayer for comment and the LD23 GOP did not respond to a request for comment. That was not the first time that police were called on members of the local Republican party for sign-related hijinks. Scottsdale legislative candidate Eric Kurland, a Democrat, recorded Jennifer Mayer, a member of the local Republican party, allegedly removing campaign signs near the Islamic Center of the North East Valley on Nov. 2. (Twitter)

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On Nov. 1, two Kurland volunteers called police after two members of the local party allegedly attempted to stop them from putting up signs near a polling place at 77th Place and McCormick Pkwy., according to field interview filed by an officer. According to the interview, Mark Greenburg and Jennifer McDowell alleged they were confronted by Joe Junker and Yvonne Cahill while they tried to install signs. Junker is a Maricopa County Executive Committee Member at Large, LD23 Precinct Committeeman and McCormick Ranch Precinct Captain, an online sounding board for the Republican Party in Arizona. Cahill, Junker’s wife, is an Arizona GOP member-at-large and also worked on Chaplik’s campaign, according to campaign finance reports. Junker and Cahill allegedly “began

shining flashlights in their faces demanding to know what they were doing and who they were…” and allegedly told the volunteer “his signs were false and was ‘blocking’ the pathway for them to walk by,” according to the field interview. The report states that the officer later spoke with Junker, who defended his actions. “Joseph informed me that they had signs stolen and damaged lately, so they were trying to prevent that,” the interview states. The officer also asked Junker why he did not leave after finding out the volunteers were installing, not destroying, signs and that “he stated he was trying to tell them that their signs were inappropriate and fake,” according to the interview. “We informed Joseph that everyone

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was entitled to free speech and they were legally allowed to post signs,” the officer wrote. The Progress was unable to reach Junker or Cahill for comment and the Arizona Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment. There were many other incidents involving signs this year in Scottsdale this year. The Scottsdale Police Department filed 22 reports of stolen or vandalized signs as of Oct. 23, according to department data. That’s a big jump over previous elections cycles. According to the department, it filed only three similar reports in 2018 and two reports in 2016. “Every incident of damage to a political campaign sign that is reported to the Police, or observed by an officer is investigated by the district staff and our Criminal Intelligence Unit,” Sgt. Ben Hoster said. “In some cases, a candidate’s signs are targeted across the city. When the vandalism has reached this level, and appears to be a particular pattern of crime, the police department has deployed tactics and resources to attempt to identify the suspect or suspects involved. This includes the use of covert surveillance and the placement of cameras,” Hoster said. According to Scottsdale candidates, theft and vandalism of political signs was bipartisan this year. Councilman Guy Phillips, an incumbent Republican who appears to have lost his bid for re-election, alleged that companies hired by other campaigns have taken down a competitor’s signs and replaced them. “Mischief has always been around but it appears now people are being hired to destroy, deface and remove opponents’ signs,” Phillips said. According to Scottsdale Police, this year “14 of 22 incidents were reported theft or damage to Guy Phillips campaign signs.” Kurland, a Democrat who also ran for legislature in 2018, said he noticed an uptick this year as well and said his campaign lost around 10 percent of its signs to theft. Kurland’s opponent Chaplik also said his campaign lost signs to theft and van-

dalism. Chaplik told the Progress he has lost over 100 campaign signs and rebar at a cost of over $8,000 and the incidents are currently being investigated by Scottsdale Police. Chaplik also alleged some of his signs had been replaced by Kurland signs, citing “eye-witness accounts”. “It is an ongoing matter and they were more than happy to investigate my signs and all the other complaints they have been receiving,” Chaplik said. Chaplik said Scottsdale Police have video of two unidentified men removing his signs. Scottsdale Police confirmed it does have a police report that contains video in connection with a theft of Chaplik signs. Despite the influx of campaign commercials, mailers and other marketing every cycle, those political signs play a significant role, especially in down-ballot races. “The evidence would suggest that they matter for things like name recognition,” said Dr. Anand Sokhey, a political scientist at Colorado University. “They may matter for things like turnout and margins, especially in information environments where there’s less political information down ticket type races.” Sokhey, a social scientist, is the coauthor of the book Politics on Display: Yard Signs and the Politicization of Social Spaces, which included research on campaign yard signs and neighborhood politics based on street-level observations and research in two suburbs and a major metropolitan area. Sokhey said it is difficult to tell if there are actually more incidents of sign vandalism or theft this year or if people are just hyper-aware of it. “I don’t know whether or not there’s actually more or whether we’re hearing about it more,” he said. “We may be hearing about it more because of social media saturation and because we’re all spending a lot of time in our residential areas because of COVID.” Sokhey said the proliferation of doorbell cameras and other portable surveillance has made it easier for individuals to record vandalism or theft, which can then go viral on sites like Twitter or Nextdoor. “And so there’s more surveillance of our social debates,” he said.

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stating, “I am grateful for the trust the citizens placed in me to represent them and lead our spectacular city. Ms. Borowsky was a formidable opponent and ran a strong campaign.” “I look forward to working with the new councilmembers, combined with the sitting council, as we emerge from the pandemic as one of the most desirable cities in the world,” he continued. Borowsky did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A record number of voters turned out in Scottsdale’s election. As of Nov. 5, the County Recorder counted 143,781 ballots cast by Scottsdale voters, exceeding the previous record of 2016, when 128,244 residents voted. Ortega said he is already taking steps to prepare for office. “I’ve already met and spoken to the Council selections, the top three…I got a call from Mayor Lane, and we’ll be looking at this transition period right up until we take office in January to make sure we bridge the councilships,” Ortega said. Ortega and Borowsky surprised many locals when they advanced out of the five-candidate August Primary Election, defeating incumbent Councilmembers Suzanne Klapp and Virginia Korte and former Councilman Bob Littlefield. Ortega led the extremely tight primary contest with 21.2 percent of the vote, followed closely by Borowsky with 20.88 percent. The pair barely edged out Korte and Littlefield, who each trailed Borowsky by around 500 votes. The results of the election set the stage for a tough – and expensive – battle between Ortega and Borowsky. Prior to the Primary, Klapp and Korte dominated the fundraising circuit, with each campaign bringing in well over $150,000 in contributions while the Borowsky and Ortega campaigns relied

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heavily on loans they made to their campaigns. Borowsky’s fundraising took off in a big way, bringing in nearly $297,000 by Oct. 17, with $107,488 of that coming in after July 19. The total contributions to the Borowsky campaign nearly doubled the $152,730 raised by Ortega. For much of the election, Borowsky and Ortega ran on similar platforms that included creating a districting system for local City Council elections to improve representation in the south and ensuring local resident voices are included in all conversations about future development. Ortega said he believed his opposition to several controversial developments, including a downtown medical marijuana dispensary and Southbridge Two, gave him an edge. “You know what my track record has been for the last two years, you know, involved in downtown issues,” Ortega said. “I spoke freely; I spoke courteously and I spoke directly to Council.” Ortega took some heat when the Progress reported in September that he received compensation for opposition to the dispensary project and that he allegedly sought but did not receive payment for opposition to Southbridge Two. Ortega denied the Southbridge Two allegation and said he was only paid to consult for a group of local property owners opposed the dispensary case after speaking against the project on his own. Ortega, a Globe, native who has lived in Scottsdale since 1978, also said he felt voters responded to his family’s longtime history in the community and his experience as former councilman and architect. Politics also played a role in the officially non-partisan local elections this year and that is where each candidate’s tactics truly diverged.

Borowsky did not hide her Republican credentials and campaigned alongside state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, who won reelection, and Joseph Chaplik, another Republican who won his legislative race. Her campaign bus could also be seen parked at rallies in support of President Donald Trump. “Party registration is not dispositive of one’s ability to lead our city,” Borowsky told the Progress during the Primary campaign. “I’m asked frequently about party registration, indicating it’s important to voters this election,” Borowsky said. “I’ve responded: I am a conservative, endorsed by Arizona Free Enterprise Club.” Ortega, a longtime Democrat who now has no official party affiliation, left party politics out of his campaign almost entirely, a move he said paid off in the end. “At the city level, that’s the most essential, important part of government,” Ortega said. “And so I stayed away from that partisanship battle, and I think that’s the best way to serve as mayor to everyone.” Ortega changed his registration to Independent in 2019, drawing allegations of gamesmanship from some in GOP circles who saw it as a purely political move to improve his chances in heavilyRepublican Scottsdale. Ortega denied those allegations, and said he changed parties after witnessing partisan gridlock in Washington D.C. “One-party rule usually ends badly, so I registered as Independent,” Ortega said. “I do not depend on party machinery.”

City Council

In addition to new mayor, Scottsdale voters also selected three newcomers to council. Based on early results, it looks like

Janik, Caputi and Durham will fill those seats. Each candidate expressed optimism based on the vote count so far when they spoke to the Progress on Nov. 4 but stopped short of declaring victory. Janik, who came just short of being elected outright in the Primary, took the lead with 19 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns. “I feel reasonably confident that Tammy, Tom, and I will be on City Council, Janik said. “However, my lead is slim and we need to wait until the results are certified to know if there is a change in the positions Tammy and I currently hold.” Caputi also had 19 percent of the vote but trailed Janik by 1,104 votes. “I never like to get ahead of my skis, but at this point I am feeling pretty confident that the current election results will hold in my favor,” Caputi said. “I worked as hard as I could to get my positive, forward-thinking message out to as many voters as possible, and it looks like all the hard work paid off.” Durham, who ran on a slate with Janik, held the third spot with 18 percent, followed by John Little who also had 18 percent. Durham said he is “cautiously optimistic” the lead will hold. “My lead increased overnight, but I am not sure which ballots remain uncounted,” Durham said. “The results look good for my candidacy but I will wait until all the votes are counted.” Durham led Little by 2,696 votes for the final seat and his lead has only grown as more votes have come in. Little appeared to concede the race in Facebook post on Nov. 4. “Well, last night’s moon slowly vanished along with our hopes,” Little wrote. “But the sun rose in her majesty this morning and filled my heart with thanks, gratitude and love. Congratula-

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tions to the winners of last night’s election. We wish you all good fortune.” Two-term incumbent Guy Phillips sits in distant fifth place with 14 percent of the vote, followed by Realtor Becca Linnig with 12 percent. Linnig said she did not see a path to victory at this point. “I believe the difference in the totals have a great enough gap that it tells the story of who will be serving the city as the next council members and I will not be one of them,” Linnig said. Phillips, who trailed Durham by over 12,000 votes for the third seat, did not respond to a request for comment. Fifth place is the same position Phillips secured in the Primary, suggesting a year of controversies may have affected his support citywide. After fighting off an ethics complaint earlier in the year, Phillips drew negative press nationwide in June after uttering the phrase “I can’t breathe” into the microphone at an anti-mask mandate rally he organized at City Hall. Some saw the quip as mocking the final words of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man whose death at the hands of a police officer sparked protests nationwide. Phillips denied the allegation, but drew criticism from his fellow council members and even Gov. Doug Ducey. Both Phillips and Borowsky took to social media Nov. 5 to promote the "Protect the Vote Rally" at the County Recorder's offices that a conservative group organized on baseless theories about Sharpie markers leading to the invalidation of ballots.

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In the school board race, Kathleen Angelos and Lucy DiGrazia trailed the pack with 14 percent and 13 percent of the vote, respectively. Angelos courted controversy earlier this year after the Progress reported on Facebook posts she wrote or shared that included anti-Islamic sentiments. Like the Council and mayoral races, party politics showed up in the school board election with both the local Democratic and Republican parties actively supporting candidates in the race. Based on unofficial results, the LD 23 Democrats, who supported Cieniawski and Hart-Wells, came out on top.

The LD 23 Republican Party supported Angelos and DiGrazia, neither of whom are in line to take a seat. Lindsay, currently in third place, is also a registered Republican but did not receive an endorsement from the local party.

LD 23

Republicans had more luck in the Legislative District 23 election. A bid to turn the district purple did not go according to plan as Republicans look safe to capture all three seats in the district. In the LD 23 state senate race, incumbent Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita holds a comfortable 16-point lead over Democrat Seth Blattman. Incumbent Rep. John Kavanagh, RFountain Hills, and Scottsdale Republican Joseph Chaplik currently lead Democrat Eric Kurland for the two seats representing the district in the Arizona House of Representatives. Kavanagh holds a sizable lead with 37 percent of the vote. Chaplik (34 percent) is leading Kurland (29 percent) by over 13,000 votes and his lead only grew as more results came in from the county. That margin of victory was likely a shock to many local Democrats, who saw Kurland as the first Democrat to stand a legitimate chance of flipping a house seat in heavily-Republican LD 23, which includes parts of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Rio Verde and Fort McDowell. Two months before the election, Arizona Capitol Times ran a story with the headline “If LD 23 is in play, everywhere is in play”, citing a poll from Democrat-leaning pollster showing Kurland was the top choice for 37 percent of voters. Overall statewide results showed little surprises in legislative races and Republicans appeared on track to control both the House and Senate. Indeed, House Republicans on Thursday reelected Mesa Rep. Rusty Bowers as House Speaker.

LD 24

LD 24 looks to remain solidly blue. Incumbent Democratic Reps. Jennifer Longdon and Amish Shah secured 35 and 36 percent of the vote each, respectively. Republican challengers Robyn Cushman and David Alger have only 15 and 13 percent of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Sen. Lela Alston is ahead of challenger Ray Michaels 72 to 28 percent.

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Council to consider big Adventist campus project BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

n Tuesday, Scottsdale City Council will consider a major redevelopment of the Seventh Day Adventist campus that has bordered the Scottsdale Airport site for nearly 70 years. The Arizona Conference of Seventhday Adventists is seeking a slew of changes – including a minor General Plan amendment and zoning modifications – to pave the way for a development that could include office building, industrial aviation uses and residential. The 75-acre site, located at the southern end of the Airport along near Scottsdale Road and Sutton Drive, is currently home to Seventh-day Adventist campus that includes a church and the Thunderbird Adventist Academy. According to the development plan, the project will be built around the existing campus. But the property owner is asking for approval of around 250 units of residential housing to replace the 300 units of dormitory and faculty housing on site if they close the campus in the future. At a Planning Commission meeting in September, Kurt Jones, a zoning attorney representing the project, noted that the plan for now is to keep the campus in place. “This entire development plan is about keeping the campus,” Jones said. “It’s about keeping 60 years of tradition of teaching students in this private religious and educational campus and keep it going for another 60 years.” The Arizona Conference of Seventhday Adventists have long roots in what is now known as the Scottsdale Airpark and played a key role in the airport’s creation. The airfield that became Scottsdale Airport opened in 1942 as Thunderbird Field II, a training field for U.S. Army Air Force aviation cadets, according to historian Joan Fudala. The Arizona Conference of Seventhday Adventists took over ownership of the Thunderbird Field II from the federal government in 1953 and relocated Thunderbird Adventist Academy there. After Scottsdale annexed the airfield site in 1963, the Conference transferred

On Nov. 10, City Council consider approving a major redevelopment on 75 acres of land owned by the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists south of Scottsdale Airport. (Special to the Progress)

ownership of its portion to the city “for a modest sum,” paving the way for the airport’s opening in 1967. The Conference sold other parcels to private businesses, setting the stage for the creation of the Scottsdale Airpark, one of the city’s major economic drivers today. Now, the Conference is looking to capitalize on the success of the area. According to plans submitted to the city, the project could include two 60foot office buildings at the southwest corner of the site at Scottsdale Road and Sutton Drive along with more office or industrial buildings further north behind the bus station at Scottsdale and Thunderbird roads. Plans for the northern end of the site, which borders the airport, include aviation and industrial uses,

including hangars. Ball fields at the southwestern edge of the site and the Adventist campus at the center would remain in place. The plan calls for phased construction, starting with the 60-foot office buildings in Phase 1 before moving to the industrial and aviation product in Phase 2. A potential Phase 3 would include the redevelopment of the existing Adventist campus. Under the current General Plan, the site is split between 30 acres designated for employment uses and 45 acres for “mixed use neighborhoods.” The Conference is asking the city to transfer an additional 5 acres from the employment designation to the mixed use neighborhoods. Additionally, the conference wants the zoning changed on the site, which

currently includes a mix of industrial zoning and rural residential zoning for homes that allow maximum heights of between 30 and 52 feet. The developer is seeking to change the zoning to a handful of special designations for mixed-use projects in the airpark to allow for greater heights. The new zoning could allow for heights up to 134 feet but the Conference’s proposal only includes heights up to 60 feet along Scottsdale Road and near the center of the site. That height would be stepped up gradually to provide a 300-foot buffer between the taller buildings and neighborhoods to the east and south. That buffer zone would feature smaller 30 to 42-foot buildings.

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taller buildings. Former Planning Commissioner David Barnett, a neighbor to the project, wrote to the city that he supports much of the redevelopment but opposes hangars on the north side of the property near residences. “As we all know, jets, planes, helicopters and other aviation uses including future types of flying drones, taxis, etc. are currently very loud, emit noxious fumes, frequently store combustibles, and generally are a use that is totally incompatible with residential uses,” Barnett wrote. But Jones said those uses are consistent with the city’s character area plan for the airpark area.

“We’re only following what the character area plan states,” Jones said. Shortly before the Planning Commission meeting, commissioners received an email comment stating neighbors had gathered 800 signatures opposing the project. However, Jones said he was “highly” skeptical that such a petition exists and city planner Bryan Cluff said staff said has not received a copy of the petition. The Commission ultimately recommended the project for approval on a 5-1 vote. Only Commissioner Christian Serena opposed it, the Conference plans’ lack of explicit details on how it would develop 250 residential units in the future.

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a 52-48 percent approval and a margin of about 120,000 votes – a margin that experts doubted could be overcome when remaining ballots are counted. Right now individuals earning at least $250,000 pay state income taxes 4.5 percent for any earnings above that figure. The same cutoff exists for couples making more than $500,000 a year. The initiative includes a 3.5 percent surcharge on top of that, bringing the effective tax rate on those top earnings to 8 percent. Supporters, however, point out that the levy affects only those earnings above the threshold. So a couple with taxable income of $550,000 a year would pay that extra 3.5 percent only on $50,000, or an additional $1,750 a year. And anyone earning less will see no change in tax liability. Taylor, undeterred, said it still would create one of the highest marginal tax rates in the nation. And just that fact, he said, will become a barrier to businesses locating here and chill what has generally been a healthy economy. But Taylor was less interested in other state-to-state comparisons, including that the average class size in Arizona is higher than the national average and that teacher pay here, even after the 20 percent average increases of the past four years, still ranks near the bottom among all states. And if nothing else, Taylor questioned how much of the $940 million the levy will raise actually will end up in teachers’ paychecks.

He pointed out the 50 percent earmarked for salaries covers not just teachers but also classroom support personnel like nurses and counselors. Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association, acknowledged that school districts, who will get a share of the cash based on a weighted per-pupil formula, may decide to hire more teachers to reduce class size rather than providing raises. It will, however, take some time for the dollars to start flowing. The higher tax rates are effective with income earned in 2021. And even with some high wage earners making estimated payments to the state during the year, the big infusion won’t come until the spring of 2022. According to the most recent financial disclosure reports, proponents and opponents spent a combined $30 million as of two weeks before the election. The pro-208 side had spent about $3 million more than foes. But those numbers also include the cost of getting the measure on the ballot in the first place. It almost didn’t get there. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Chris Coury, ruling in a lawsuit financed by the state Chamber, concluded the measure could not go to voters because the legally required 100-word description was misleading and failed to describe all the key provisions. But that decision was overturned by a unanimous ruling of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Additionally, the development will feature a 60-foot wide landscaped buffer between existing neighborhoods and the development. The city received dozens of letters in support of the project from neighbors, although some also expressed concern about the impact the increased heights and traffic could have on their neighborhoods. Jones told the Planning Commission in September that many of those issues had been addressed and the 60-foot landscaped buffer and stepped-back heights were in place to create a transition zone between neighbors and the

woman for the anti-207 campaign, saying the ballot measure was marked by “deceit and self-interest.’’ The measure includes a 16 percent tax – similar to what is assessed on alcohol – that proponents say will generate $300 million a year in new revenues to fund community colleges, public safety, health program, and for the construction and repair of roads. James countered that the experience in Colorado shows there is far more being spent on marijuana-related expenses than what the tax there brings in. She also said the measure has other shortcomings, including the lack of a specific standard to determine exactly what concentration of marijuana’s psychoactive chemical is proof that someone is driving while impaired. Approval also is good news for some who have previously been convicted of illegal possession of up to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana, allowing them to petition to have their convictions erased. While James has conceded defeat, not so for Garrick Taylor, spokesman for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was behind the effort to kill Proposition 208. Although the Associated Press on Thursday declared Prop 208 had passed, he said on Wednesday the 5-point edge the initiative had is not yet enough to convince him that voters actually want to raise taxes on the rich. The latest figures from the Secretary of State showed Prop 208 passing with

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Women to share inspiring stories at TEDx event BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

n Nov. 20, eight women will take the Sneaky Big stage in Scottsdale to share inspiring stories of reinvention as part of this year’s TEDx Scottsdale Women event. Held 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., this year’s TEDx event will not only educate and empower girls and women but also “create a culture of excellence that shows them what’s possible for women in our community,” co-organizer Kelly Sallaway said. “Our future depends on the strength, leadership and compassion that women leaders provide,” said co-organizer Tina Bakalis.

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The last TEDx Scottsdale Women event was held in 2018 (pictured). This year, the TEDx event returns with eight new speakers. (TEDx Scottsdale Women)

Grad students help patients at addiction center BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

wo ASU doctoral nursing students have partnered with Scottsdale-based residential addiction treatment center Hope House to provide expanded treatment options for patients amid the pandemic. As part of Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation students’ program, titled “The DREAMER Project: Defying Relapse through Exercise and Mindfulness to Extend Recovery,” Hayley Avino and Courtney Routson work directly with Hope House patients, providing mindfulness, exercise and healthy-living sessions.

“We were impressed by the experience Avino and Routson had in healthcare, fitness, and mindfulness. We felt that we could merge our values and ideas to create a unique experience,” said Alex Spritzer, nurse practitioner at the Hope House, which provides inpatient residential addiction treatment. Expanding on the holistic treatment options already provided by the Hope House, the nine-week program started Sept. 27. So far, Avino and Routson have worked with more than 20 patients. “It’s really great so far,” Avino said. Three times a week, Avino

and Routson hold hour-long treatment sessions on ongoing physical exercise and mindfulness, respectively. Via Zoom, Avino and Routson host Serenity Saturdays, Sober Sundays, and Wellness Wednesdays. On Wellness Wednesdays, patients learn about the foundations of health, including proper diet, hydration, the importance of sleep and more. On Serenity Saturdays, Routson teaches patients the seven pillars of mindfulness, including non-judging and acceptance, among other lessons. And on Sober Sundays – what

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As part of her doctoral nursing program graduation requirements at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Hayley Avino — along with fellow doctoral nursing student, Courtney Routson — created the DREAMER Project, a program that allows them to work directly with Scottsdale-based addiction treatment facility, The Hope House, to provide mindfulness, physical exercise, and healthy living sessions. (Hayley Avino)

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Last held in 2018, this year’s independently organized TEDx Scottsdale Women event features eight speakers, half from Scottsdale and the rest from Los Angeles, Denver, Utah, and San Diego. Traveling from Hildale, Utah is Briell Decker, who 18 when she became the 65th wife of cult leader Warren Jeff, who is now nine years into a life sentence for sexual assault. After three years of harassment, Decker escaped but later returned to the $1.2 million, 44-room mansion where Jeff and his wives lived. She transformed it into a refuge for other women fleeing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today, that refuge is called the Short Creek Dream Center. “I’ll talk about not only my story, but also the big picture,” Decker said. “And the big picture is more community – it’s not only about me.”

This past weekend was Decker’s and the rest of the speakers’ first time interacting with the TEDx team in person. “We’ve only ever seen their application and their one-minute videos,” said event organizer Jeanna Valenti. Of the 100 women who expressed interest in the event, 65 actually submitted the required application and video introduction. And of the 65, they narrowed it down to the final eight: Kristy Bidwell, Sonja Bochart, Valerie Fitzgerald, Cynthia James, Dr. Gladys McGarey, Janice Phillips, Liliana Soto, and Decker. “It was really amazing, just the stories and the women and what they’ve accomplished and what they’ve achieved and, really, what they’ve overcome to get to where they are today,” Valenti said. Valenti’s own experience inspired the theme of this year’s event, “Rewrite Your Script.” After she was laid off from her long-

Jeanna Valenti is the event organizer of this year’s TEDx Scottsdale Women event. (Jeanna Valenti)

time corporate job last year, Valenti focused on public relations for clients in the mind, body, healing, well-being and personal-transformation areas. She is also a Seven Spiritual Laws of

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Avino and Routson say are their patients’ favorite day – Avino teaches them cool-down exercise routines like yoga and guides them through short meditations. “The most rewarding part is watching these clients really improve,” Routson said. “There’s this welling up of joy, and you don’t even know this person. You’ve seen them virtually three times, and all of a sudden, you’re just super excited.” Together, the doctoral nursing students lead what Routson describes as a “mind-body holistic approach” to reducing relapse in clients at the Hope House. “Based on my personal experience of how the current treatment of addiction in the United States failed my brother, time and time again, I wanted to look into alternative methods or alternative pathways that may be helpful for those who are trying to overcome their addiction,” Avino said. Avino’s brother, Jeremy Plummer, struggled with addiction for years and it wasn’t until he incorporated group fitness and mindfulness into his daily routine that he was able to remain in recovery. “I want to create the academic foundation that proves exercise has a posi-

Hayley Avino’s brother, Jeremy Plummer, was the inspiration behind the DREAMER Project. Plummer struggled with addiction for years and was able to attain sobriety and remain in recovery after incorporating group fitness and mindfulness into his daily routine. (Hayley Avino)

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Yoga instructor, a certified meditation instructor and a certified Reiki Master who is writing her first book, “The Yoga of Marketing.” “When I was just brainstorming, I thought, ‘If I were the audience for this TED Talk, what would I want that theme to be?’ And that’s where it emerged. It was really just from my own seeking some inspiration,” Valenti said. “It was personal.” Both TED, a nonprofit organization and the Sneaky Big venue had a slew of health and safety protocols for Valenti to implement and follow, including hiring a cleaning crew and a COVID-certified medic who will take the temperatures of attendees at the door. Masks are also required and the audience size was slashed from 100 to 70 attendees. Despite the challenges, however, Val-

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tive impact on sobriety,” Avino said. According to Spritzer, the program has already proven to be a valuable addition to their recovery curriculum. “One client provided feedback that they look forward to every group with Avino and Routson and it helps them prioritize recovery knowing they have a passion to pursue for their life-long journey,” Spritzer said. “Others have reported reduced anxiety, reduced stress, improved mental clarity, and a greater sense of recovery as a result of doing the program,” he added. “We believe in giving our patients as many tools as possible. Mindfulness practices and exercise routines are just two of those tools,” said Brenna Gonzales, clinical director at Hope House. “Future students could develop programs on nutrition, aftercare, or even something as cutting-edge as virtual reality treatment.” According to Gonzales, COVID-19 has led to a significant increase in substance abuse and, subsequently, the need for addiction treatment in the state. “I would say about 75 percent (of patients) that are coming in right now are specifically citing COVID as a catalyst to seeking treatment,” Gonzales told ASU’s

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Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Thus, Avino and Routson divided the program into three three-week courses, allowing them to treat as many patients as possible. “Over the five-year partnership [between ASU’s Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation and the Hope House], it is estimated that approximately 1,100 patients will be impacted by the partnership with ASU while focusing on their recovery at the Hope House,” Spritzer said. Avino said, “I really feel like going to ASU through the doctor of nursing program has placed us in a position that we can actually start making a difference for these people and advocating for addiction all over the country.” “We put in a lot of hours. A lot went into this project,” Routson added. “So, to see it actually working and the Hope House telling us that it is a positive program for them is probably one of the more rewarding aspects.” Information: thehopehouse.com, nursingandhealth.asu.edu

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enti believes this year is the perfect time to bring the TEDx Scottsdale Women back. “We want to inspire, motivate, educate, engage and entertain our audience during a time when the community wants and needs to come together,” Valenti said. Proceeds raised from the event will be donated to Phoenix-based nonprofit Ryan House, which provides respite care, pediatric palliative and end-of-life care. “We are grateful to be named the beneficiary of this very timely and worthwhile event,” said Ryan House Executive Director Tracy Leonard-Warner. “Much like the services we provide at Ryan House, this event enables us to shift our focus on stories of re-invention, inspiration and transformation.” Emceeing the event is Lindsay Moellenberdt, chief business development and marketing officer at law firm Fennemore Craig. “This will be a power-packed line-up and an event that Scottsdale women won’t want to miss,” Moellenberdt said.

“We want to inspire, motivate, educate, engage and entertain our audience during a time when the community wants and needs to come together.” -Jeanna Valenti

Valenti hopes attendees can realize that reinvention and transformation is possible. “These women that we’re showcasing, they really show us that truly anything is possible – and I hope that the audience experiences that rejuvenation and that hope that it is possible to reinvent yourself and transform,” she said.

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TEDx Scottsdale Women When: Nov. 20, 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Where: Sneaky Big Studios, 15750 N. Northsight Blvd. Tickets: $100 Website: tedxscottsdalewomen.com

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Local �ilm company releasing blockbusters BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

little less than one year ago, Scottsdale became home to a �ilm distribution company, Cloudburst Entertainment. Since then, owners and entertainment industry veterans Steve Fedyski and Ken Rather have weathered a pandemic that walloped the �ilm industry and are now well on their way to releasing six to eight �ilms next year. Those are atop the two they’ve already released this year as well as the soon-topremiere, star-studded �ilm, “The Comeback Trail.” “We were fortunate to weather through,” Fedyski said. Starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman, “The Comeback Trail” is set to open nationwide in theaters on Dec. 18, but it will premiere in Phoenix at the Phoenix Film Festival on Nov. 12. It’s Cloudburst’s third �ilm. “With an amazing cast and a fun story that everyone will enjoy, ‘The Comeback Trail’ is the perfect antidote to what our community and country have gone through the last several months,” Fedyski said. Cloudburst Entertainment specializes in transformational content. “The idea is to get your thinking to the �ilm to be a catalyst for change for the better,” Fedyski explained. “Maybe it changes your mindset and heart set about an individual, about a situation, about a concept, about a culture.” Fedyski uses the Academy Award-winning 2009 �ilm “The Blind Side” as an example of transformational content. “It was a �ilm that really moved people and we love �ilms like that. That’s the type of content we want to do: It’s very inspiring, very positive, and even would make you consider changing the way you treat others and your community,” Fedyski said. Since its launch in December 2019, Cloudburst Entertainment has released two �ilms,

Cloudburst Entertainments third ﬁlm is “The Comeback Trail,” starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman. (StoryBoard Media/Cloudburst Entertainment)

Dinesh D’Souza’s latest documentary “Trump Card” on Oct. 9 and Cyrus Nowrasteh’s drama starring Jim Caviezel “In�idel” on Sept. 18. The exception to Cloudburst Entertainment’s current slate of transformational �ilms, however, is “The Comeback Trail.” “It wasn’t exactly what I would call the genre we would steadily take out to the world,” Fedyski said, “but we felt the timing of the �ilm was so incredible because it’s a comedy and comedy right now is what the world needs. “We need to be able to laugh together and laugh out loud coming out of the season of COVID.” Premiering on the opening night of the Phoenix Film Festival, “The Comeback Trail” — directed by George Gallo — tells the story of two movie producers, played by De Niro and Zach Braff, who owe money to the mob. So, they set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to save themselves. But, of course, their plan doesn’t go as smoothly as they hoped it would. “It’s funny, but it has a redemptive arc that’s going to be great for the world to see,” Fedyski said.

“The Comeback Trail” originally slated for a Nov. 13 wide release but was pushed another month. It isn’t the �irst Cloudburst Entertainment �ilm that had timing adjustments. Stating that the pandemic “de�initely affected timing,” Fedyski said, “With the disruption in the market for the last year, you have to be very careful of what you take out, when you take it out and how you market it.” Like many studios, Cloudburst Entertainment modi�ied their plans amid the pandemic, including adjusting the timing of their �ilms. “Also, how we approach the marketing aspects so that we can maximize the �ilm’s impact as we distribute, market and monetize it for the investors as well,” Fedyski said. “It’s just adjusting.” The next two years look promising for Cloudburst Entertainment, though. They have at least six genre-spanning �ilms they plan to release in 2021 through 2022, including “Songs of Solomon,” an Arman Nshanian-directed �ilm Cloudburst plans to do an Academy run for next year. Another one of Cloudburst’s �ilms is “The Tiger Rising,” the �ilm adaptation of the pop-

ular kids’ novel of the same name that stars Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah. Other �ilms include “The Reunion,” based on the novel by Dan Walsh, “Bull Moose” from the producer of “BlacKkKlansman” and “Get Out,” a “La La Land”-like musical “That’s Amore,” and family-friendly animated �ilm “Mini Bots.” “We have a wide range of �ilms — across all genres,” Fedyski said, adding that they could take out as many as eight �ilms next year. “I think the world’s going to be shifted back to a new normal, and hopefully we’re off to the races together,” he said. Looking ahead, Cloudburst Entertainment has plans to produce �ilms as well as distribute them. “But really, our mantra right now is to be the best in class on the distribution side,” Fedyski said. “Our mission is to be the world leader in distributing transformational media.” Fedyski and Rather are former Pure Flix Entertainment execs; Fedyski most recently served as COO, and Rather served as Chief Distribution Of�icer. Now, they’re both dedicated to bringing compelling stories to big screens in the U.S. — from their Scottsdale headquarters. “We had a previous studio here in Scottsdale, and we think it’s a great creative community,” Fedyski said. “I see it as a burgeoning market, and I think it’s de�initely a place that has great upside for the industry,” he added. Information: cloudburstentertainment. com

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Phoenix Film Festival When: Nov. 12-22 Where: Harkins Scottsdale 101, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. Tickets: $15-$350 Website: phoenixﬁlmfestival.com

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Scottsdale City Council has become autocratic

or well over seven months, the Scottsdale City Council has felt the need to hold their City Council meetings behind closed doors. Where formerly, the public was a “welcome” guest to participate and voice its approval or disapproval of issues that came up for a vote, that option now does not exist. What it has created is an outright authoritarian/autocratic City Council, not a democratic one. Merriam Webster’s de�inition of democratic, “relating to, or available to

the broad masses of people.” By closing the doors of Council meetings to the public and refusing to make any effort to open up, it ignores alternatives such as holding meetings at Scottsdale Arts, which is very large and where distancing not an issue and where broadcasting from there is possible as that technology exists. Witness the mayoral debate there. By shutting out the citizens from participating in the democratic process, the City Council has created a great

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deal of angst and anger from the residents. The action of closing the doors to the public is not transparent, nor is it democratic. In August, Councilman Guy Phillips was shot down by his Council peers to let the public in Council meetings. On Oct. 20, Mr. Phillips made a motion to work toward opening either the Scottsdale Arts or KIVA to the public. Ms. Little�ield seconded Mr. Phillips’ motion, yet no one else on the Council even would vote to put the issue on the agenda for discussion. For the moment the “gang of 4” has become the “gang of 5.” This City Council does not want you present at meetings. Five of seven members do not want you present. That is 71 percent of the Council membership. The reason why this council does not want the citizens present, in person, is quite obvious. The lame-duck Council in the next several weeks will be making decisions on some very controversial issues, primarily considering new development deals, zoning variances, expanded height and breadth of pro-

posed developments, limited setbacks, and of course subsidizing the developers. We all know how the citizens feel about bigger and taller – witness the defeat of Southbridge ll. This City Council is fearful of citizen input that might not be in accordance with their collective point of view on controversial issues. We are constantly told Scottsdale is special. Well special ought to mean smarter – and I don’t see it. Several other cities in The Valley have successfully �igured out solutions to this issue, but our City Council is unable to do so. We might be special. Wish I could say the same for our elected of�icials. What has happened to our participatory democracy? Simple answer is that our City Council has taken it away from its citizens. They have violated the trust we granted to them. City Hall is for all of us, not just the governing seven. Unlock city hall – let the residents in. -Jim Bloch

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Dining out bigger than ever for Thanksgiving BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

espite the pandemic, residents are expected to dine out this Thanksgiving but even more may be ordering their respective turkey dinners to-go. “It’s odd,” said Steve Chucri, president and CEO of the Arizona Restaurant Association, “because I feel like I’m an auctioneer with how quickly tables are going in restaurants.” With restaurants throughout Scottsdale still limited to 50 percent capacity, the demand for both dine-in and takeout is higher than ever this Thanksgiving. According to Chucri, restaurants such as the Capital Grille at the Promenade are already booked for Thanksgiving Day. “Due to some of the occupancy requirements and constrictions because of COVID-19, they’re filling up very quickly,” Chucri said. Others, like ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho, are near capacity. “Currently, for our 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. meal experience, we are at just under 200 covers right now,” said Seth Widdes, general manager at ZuZu. “If we’re able to hit 250, 300 with everything well-spaced out, everybody’s safe, everybody’s enjoying their experience, that is what I’d classify as a successful Thanksgiving for us this year.” The demand is so high for Thanksgiving this year, Chucri even expects restaurants to be filled almost a week before the holiday. To prepare for such demand whilst also adhering to occupancy constrictions and proper social distancing, many restaurants, including ZuZu, implemented two changes this year: extended hours and to-go specials. “We’ve always had a lot of success with

bread stuffing, candied yams and more. According to the National Restaurant Association 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry report, 52 percent of consumers say purchasing takeout or delivery food is essential to their lifestyle and 58 percent of consumers say they are more likely to have restaurants deliver than they were two years ago. So, the decision to ramp up to-go specials makes sense, especially during the holidays amid a pandemic. “We really took a much more to-go approach in putting together some really great packages to cover Scottsdale restaurants this Thanksgiving will not only offer extended hours and special prix-fixe everybody’s wants and menus, but many also offer new to-go specials, from special takeaway brunches to full turkey dinners. needs for Thanksgiving,” (ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho) Widdes said. Not all restaurants, inour to-go individual turkey meals in pre- weeks before Thanksgiving because evvious years, but this year we took it to a eryone’s putting those last- minute plans cluding resort restaurants, anticipate a boost in to-go orders. whole ‘nother level with whole turkeys, together,” he explained. The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, for both raw and cooked, with all the fixings,” ZuZu found previous success with their Widdes said. to-go package for Easter, selling about example, predicts dine-in will continue to reign over takeout. ZuZu’s to-go meals include individually 190 packages. “If recent and pre-holiday trends are a portioned dinners for $42 per person, “It was completely unexpected,” Widhalf turkey family meals for $229, and des said. “We didn’t imagine that kind of precursor to Thanksgiving Day dining dewhole turkey family meals starting at demand, but we executed it and every- cisions, we do not anticipate significant $299. body loved it. And with this hybrid of part growth to the number of takeout orders “Right now, our big push is for our large in-house, part to-go, we plan to do quite a placed this year,” Mike Tueros, director of event management. family packages, and we have just about few to-go orders.” Last year, 95 percent of the resort’s a dozen of those placed right now,” WidThe Herb Box will offer a la carte items des said. “We actually already have some to-go, including butternut squash and ale Thanksgiving sales came from Nellie individual Thanksgiving orders as well — soup ($14), 1.5-pound achiote roasted Cashman’s Monday Club Cafe and Waltz just about another 10 of those.” turkey breast ($32), cornbread stuffing & Weiser Whiskey Bar and Cantina. “As we are able to demonstrate safe serWiddes anticipates a boost in orders in ($24) and more. the two weeks leading up to ThanksgivFairmont Scottsdale Princess has a vice and social distancing within our dining. takeaway brunch kit that feeds four for ing venues and across all resort spaces, “We’ve found in past years, our orders $225, including smoked turkey breast really start taking off about a week to two and confit turkey leg, Hayden Mills cornsee THANKSGIVING page 25

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we anticipate a similar number to opt for traditional dining options,” Tueros said. In addition to extending their hours and, for some, ramping up their takeaway specials, restaurants also tweaked their dine-in menus. Some, like Royal Palms, scratched buffets altogether, focusing on a prix-fixe meal. “We wanted to provide our community with a comfortable, safe environment to honor their family’s traditions and create new memories. We felt this would be best accommodated by a plated meal to ensure personal preference and food safety guidelines are met, as well as staggering reservations both indoors and outdoors for maximum flow between parties,” explained Lindsey Kaskowitz, director of sales and events at Royal Palms. Chucri predicts dine-in demand will Fairmont Scottsdale Princess What: Thanksgiving Takeaway Brunch Kit ($225+). Feeds a family of four. When: Pick up 10 a.m.-noon Where: Palomino Ballroom, 7575 E. Princess Drive Phone: 480-585-4848 Website: fairmont.com/scottsdale

The Herb Box What: Thanksgiving to-go a la carte. Where: 7051 E. 5th Avenue, Suite J; 20707 N. Pima Road, Suites 140-145 Phone: 480-998-8355 Website: theherbbox.com Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa What: Thanksgiving breakfast (7-10:30 a.m.), brunch buffet (11 a.m.-5 p.m.), lunch 11 a.m.-11 p.m.), and dinner (5-9 p.m.). Where: 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Price: $99 per adult, $47 per child (ages 6-12) Phone: 480-444-1234 ext 8650 Website: hyatt.com J&G Steakhouse at the Phoenician What: Thanksgiving dinner. When: 5-9 p.m. Where: 6000 E. Camelback Road Price: $65 per person Phone: 480-214-8000 Website: jgsteakhousescottsdale.com

LON’s at the Hermosa What: Three-course prix fixe meal pre-

Maple & Ash is one of several Scottsdale restaurants offering both dine-in and to-go Thanksgiving specials this year. (Maple & Ash)

Thanksgiving dining/takeout specials pared by Executive Chef Rebecca Tillman and company. When: 12-7 p.m. Where: 5532 N. Palo Cristi Road Price: $89 per person, kids 6-12 $25 Phone: 602-955-7878 Website: lons.com

Maple & Ash What: Dine-in or takeout Thanksgiving dinner. When: Dine from 1-8:30 p.m., takeout from 12-5 p.m. Where: 7135 E. Camelback Road, #130 Price: Dine-in $70 per person, takeout $150 serves two Phone: 480-400-8888 Website: mapleandash.com Mountain Shadows What: Full turkey dinner available for dine-in and to-go with all sides; to-go orders must be placed no later than Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. Where: 5445 E. Lincoln Drive Phone: 480-624-5400 Website: mountainshadows.com

Royal Palms What: Three-course, prix-fixe menu prepared by Executive Chef Lee Hillson of T. Cook’s. When: Seatings start at 3 p.m., last at 8 p.m. Where: 5200 E. Camelback Road Price: $95+ per person, $32+ for children

6-12 Phone: 602-808-0766 Website: royalpalmshotel.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House What: Dine-in or takeout Thanksgiving three-course dinner. When: Starting 11 a.m. Where: 7001 N. Scottsdale Road, #290 Price: Dine-in $41.95 per adult, $14.95 per child; takeout $165 serves four Phone: 480-991-5988 Website: ruthschris.com

Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort What: Four-course, prix-fixe menu at elements (12-1:45 p.m. for $105 per person and from 2-8 p.m. for $125 per person; children ages 6-12 dine for $45, and ages 5 years and under dine free) or a private Thanksgiving feast during a stay in one of the Villas at Sanctuary. Where: 5700 E. McDonald Drive Phone: 855-421-3522 Website: sanctuaryoncamelback.com The Scottsdale Resort & McCormick Ranch What: Thanksgiving buffet. When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: 7700 E. McCormick Pkwy. Price: $75 per adult, $30 per child (ages 5-12) Phone: 480-596-7521 Website: destinationhotels.com/scottsdale-resort

continue through Christmas. “I think you’re going to see more restaurants opening up on Christmas than ever before,” he said. “I think more and more of the same people that are testing opening up for Thanksgiving will continue to do the same [on Christmas Day].” ZuZu, which is typically open on Christmas but has never offered to-go options on Christmas Day. It will do just that this year. “That will definitely be a new frontier for us,” Widdes said. “I don’t know the exact menu just yet, but I know that there will be family packages and individual packages for Christmas this year, as well as, of course, our extended dining hours from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day.” That said, make your reservation now if you plan to dine-out for Thanksgiving because, according to Chucri, “it’s going to be a big Thanksgiving.” Voila French Bistro What: Three-court takeout special ($49 per person) includes turkey by Chef JeanChristophe and a bottle of wine. When: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Where: 10135 E. Via Linda Phone: 480-614-5600 Website: voilafrenchbistro.com

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa What: Prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner at Nellie Cashman’s. When: Seatings at 3 & 3:30 p.m., 5 & 5:30 p.m., 7 & 7:30 p.m. Where: 6902 E. Greenway Pkwy. Price: $50 per adult, $21 per child Phone: 480-624-1256 for reservation for parties greater than 10; reserve smaller parties via OpenTable Website: marriott.com ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho What: Festive Thanksgiving dinner at ZuZu featuring a chef-attended starter buffet, ranges from $54 to $79 per person; to-go meals include individually portioned dinners for $42 per person, half turkey family meals for $229, and whole turkey family meals starting at $299; family meals must be ordered by Nov. 19, individual meals must be ordered by Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. When: Dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Where: 6850 E. Main Street Phone: 480-376-2600 Website: hotelvalleyho.com

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