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An edition of the East Valley Tribune
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Merry Christmas!
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This Week
School board likes Kriekard, not hopefuls NEWS ............................... 18 Public gets more say in Cherokee re-do.
NEIGHBORS ...............20 Local attorney a leader at big firm.
BUSINESS ...................... 27 Gamble paid off for blow-dry maven.
NEIGHBORS ........................20 BUSINESS ............................. 27 OPINION ..............................28 SPORTS ................................29 ARTS ....................................30 FOOD & DRINK................... 32 CLASSIFIEDS .......................34
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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n its final meeting of the year, the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board shifted course in its search for a superintendent and indicated a desire to retain interim Superintendent John Kriekard for the foreseeable future. The board was scheduled to review applicants culled by consulting firm McPherson & Jacobson and name finalists for the superintendent job on Dec. 20.
But after meeting behind closed doors for nearly six hours with the consultants and Kriekard, the board announced that it would take no action to select finalists and instead support Kriekard. “The superintendent search did not meet our expectations,” governing board President Barbara Perleberg said. “We are fortunate to have an acting superintendent in Dr. Kriekard providing stability to this district.” “The governing board met with him today and discussed a possible extension of
his contract,” she said. “He has expressed interest and this board is supportive and grateful and supportive of Dr. Kriekard continuing in the role. To honor our commitment and to allow the new governing board to finalize this decision, no action will be taken today.” The cost of Mcpherson & Jacobson’s superintendent search was $36,900. The new board that will take office in
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At the Coach House, Christmas lights up community BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
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isiting the Coach House in Old Town and basking in the holiday glow of thousands of multi-colored lights and hundreds of decorations has become a tradition for locals and out-of-town visitors alike. Some even take a small piece of the Coach House back home with them. “It’s funny, I had a girl come up and say, ‘I have a Christmas bulb from every year for the last 12 years,” said MJ Brower, wife of owner Jimmy Brower. “You can never have enough bulbs because people take them as souvenirs.” Others gather around a table giving their best guess at how many lights are up. And their guess is as good as Jimmy and MJ’s.
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Coach House owner Jimmy Brower and his wife, MJ Brower, said it takes their staff anywhere from 500 to 1,000 hours to put up the lights every year.
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