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9 Living for Giving

Abbie S. Fink uses skills, connections to create change

15 Finding That Silver Lining

Nayan Ranchhod considers his clients family

23 All That Jazz

Racing to the Top

BUSINESS

25 Remembering the Fallen

Airpark Motorsports makes waves with collector cars

Veteran Maj. Jim Geiser wants to make a statement

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Fight for Freedom

29 Sip into Spring!

These varietals will jump-start your taste buds

AMMO Inc. locks and loads for Ukraine

Valley celebrates with music, fundraising

Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen

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Fred Wagenhals of AMMO Inc. (Dennis Murphy/Contributing Photographer)

12 Fight for Freedom AMMO Inc. has sights set on helping Ukraine

20 Racing to the Top

Airpark Motorsports makes waves in collector car industry

27 Happy Healthitarians

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Someburros expands drive-thru capabilities Valleywide

Lisa McNeilly is bringing a wealth of knowledge to her new position as Scottsdale’s sustainability director.

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Scottsdale hires Lisa McNeilly as sustainability director

Lisa McNeilly will take on the leadership of Scottsdale’s sustainability efforts, focusing on protecting the city’s natural resources for future generations through the development of a Scottsdale sustainability plan.

McNeilly has extensive experience in leading sustainability efforts. She previously served as the director of sustainability at UC Berkeley and as a program director for the Arizona chapter of The Nature Conservancy, managed sustainability and compliance at the Grand Canyon, and directed international programs at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.

“I appreciate Mayor Ortega’s trust in me and am excited about the opportunity to serve the residents of Scottsdale and to work toward a more sustainable and resilient city,” McNeilly says. “It’s great to be back in Arizona, and I appreciate the warm welcome from everyone. If you see me at a farmers’ market or hiking, please say hello and let me know your ideas for improving the environment.”

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant group will open and roll out drive-thrus on April 1. Ten existing Someburros across the Valley will have drive-thrus added, and the restaurant plans to open three more drive-thru locations by the end of the year in Goodyear, Peoria and North Phoenix.

“We are thrilled to expand Someburros’ drive-thru capabilities at locations throughout the Valley to satisfy customer needs from on-the-go families to working professionals with a busy lifestyle,” owner Tim Vasquez says. “The drive-thru movement is a response and solution to our customers’ behaviors that rose during the height of the pandemic and the changing labor landscape. We will continue to adapt and innovate as we roll out the drive-thru experience all while still providing fresh and fast-casual Mexican food.”

Someburros offers made-from-scratch

menu items such as burros, tacos, enchiladas and other traditional Mexican favorites with a new level of convenience for guests on the move. Patrons can now dine in, drive-thru or pre-order using the app.

The recent increased focus on digital and drive-thru ordering is inspired by customer habits and a commitment to operational excellence. Drive-thrus have been a top trend in the industry for some time, but after the pandemic, they are emerging even more.

Designed for enhanced customer convenience and company efficiency, the Sonoran-style Mexican restaurant concept’s latest hybrid format includes the advanced drive-thru ordering system, an indoor dining room, outdoor dining patio and walk-up counter to accommodate all in-dining and to-go orders.

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Alkaline Water Company donates to Phoenix Rescue Mission The Alkaline Water Company donated a pallet totaling 1,440 bottles of Alkaline 88 water to the Phoenix Rescue Mission. The charity offers programs and services for those in the Phoenix area struggling with homelessness, drug addiction or trauma.

Alkaline Water Company, headquartered in Scottsdale, produces premium bottled alkaline water and CBD-infused products. Its mission is to produce sustainable options for water consumption and create the best-tasting water in the world. In an effort to do this, it combines the increasingly popular alkaline

diet and perceived health benefits of Pink Himalayan Rock Salt.

The company has a growing array of products, including eco-friendly aluminum bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters, CBD waters, CBD ingestibles and CBD topicals.

“We are dedicated to making this world a better place by lessening our environmental impact and increasing our community impact,” says Ricky Wright, president and CEO of The Alkaline Water Company. “It is an honor, and our pleasure, to help support the efforts of the Phoenix Rescue Mission.”

Magellan Jets providing customers with safety, certainty In 2021, Magellan Jets helped private travelers navigate the challenges of COVID19 restrictions and, as a result, thrived. The company grew gross revenue to $80 million in 2021 and is projecting $115 million for 2022.

It grew in other ways, too, with an increase in jet card ownership and private jet membership. Throughout the pandemic, Magellan Jets was able to keep all programs open, which drew in new clients. In the meantime, it maintained a historic Trip

Perfection Rating — the percentage of trips flown with no issues — of nearly 100%.

“We are extremely grateful to our Magellan Jets family and to our partners across aviation as a whole, all of whom worked tirelessly throughout a pandemic and a busy holiday season to guarantee exceptional service for guests through some of the most difficult conditions the industry has ever faced,” Magellan Jets President Anthony Tivnan says.

Scottsdale Realtor invites the community to a big splash benefiting veterans Realtor Alexia Bertsatos is hosting an event benefiting the Valors Veterans Community AZ from 6 to 9 p.m. April 9 at The VIG at McCormick Ranch.

“I completely support the mission of VVCAZ, which connects veterans with veteran resources. There are so many veterans in Phoenix, and an organization

like this is important to our city,” Bertsatos says. “I am excited to welcome the community to The VIG and invite them to learn more about the great people and things happening in our community.”

The event will have a complimentary buffet, desserts by Inspired Sugar and DeBrand Fine Chocolates, as well as

additional opportunities to support the Valors Veterans Community AZ. The event is limited to 100 people.

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AIRPARK BusinessNews Barrett-Jackson’s 2022 Scottsdale Auction reaches nearly 16 million viewers The World’s Great Collector Car Auctions became even greater in 2022, with its most successful event in its 50-year history.

Barrett-Jackson had over $203.2 million in auction sales and, thanks to live coverage on the History Channel and A+E Network, reached 15.3 million viewers.

“Our Scottsdale Auction was one for the record books,” says Craig Jackson, chairman

and CEO of Barrett-Jackson.

“With record-setting prices and unparalleled energy, we executed one of the industry’s most memorable events. While it was incredible to share this excitement with hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts in person once again, we were pleased to be able to also share the Barrett-Jackson experience with millions throughout the

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Those who may have missed the recordbreaking event can find coverage on BarrettJackson’s YouTube channel.

Barrett-Jackson is now heading to its next event in South Florida for the Palm Beach Auction April 7 through April 9.

Live coverage can again be found on A+E Networks and the History Channel.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical student awarded prestigious Aviation Scholarship Douglas Niemela, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior earning a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics fixed wing, was announced as the 2022 Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial Inc. Aviation Scholarship recipient.

“Douglas Niemela is a true leader among our Bachelors of Science degree in aeronautical science students. He is the current captain of our 13-time

National Collegiate Flight Competition Team, known as the ‘Golden Eagles,’” says Parker Northrup, ERAU College of Aviation flight department chair. “We are grateful he is being recognized by Thunderbird Field II with this generous scholarship.”

Niemela has a 3.96 GPA and has earned his licenses and certifications for certified flight instructor, commercial pilot multi

engine land and instrument rated pilot single engine land. Douglas currently works at ERAU as a pilot instructor.

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AIRPARK BusinessNews Wilde Wealth Management Group aligns with ECA Financial Services Wilde Wealth Management Group, an independent financial firm, has formally aligned with ECA Financial Services Inc. Wilde Wealth Management is an award-winning independent financial firm that provides comprehensive retirement, investment, real estate, insurance, legal and tax planning services all under one roof. ECA Financial Services has been among the preeminent health insurance and benefits companies in Arizona since 1985. They are both family-owned businesses with deep connections to the Valley and will remain two separate entities.

Through the partnership, the ECA has moved into Wilde Wealth’s newly expanded headquarters in north Scottsdale.

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Scottsdale Bar Association hosting 'LIVE' CLE program

The Scottsdale Bar Association is hosting its “LIVE” CLE luncheon program. Mike Jousan will present “Speaking to Persuade” at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7600 Gainey Club Drive, Scottsdale. The program will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 13.

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Fidelity National Title Agency names new president/county manager Diane Day has 36 years of title and escrow experience and has been promoted to president/ county manager. She has been on the Fidelity National Title’s leadership team for 14 years and was promoted from senior vice president of operations.

“Diane’s breadth of experience comes not only from holding positions such as escrow officer, escrow manager and operations manager but also from her phiWith 36 years of experience losophy of collaborative under her belt, Diane Day has leadership,”says Jim John, been promoted to president/ executive vice president county manager for Fidelity and division manager with National Title Agency. (Fidelity National Title/Submitted) Fidelity National Financial. “Her passion for title and escrow will continue Fidelity National Title Agency’s long track record of providing an unmatched customer experience.”

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Tr e v o r Wi l d e , a n Airpark resident, was named one of the top financial advisors in Arizona for the 14th consecutive year.

This is his fourth year in a row to be ranked in the top five advisors in Arizona.

This year he was also named to Barron’s top 1,200 advisors nationwide.

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his spring, female leaders across Arizona will be honored by 48 Arizona Women, an Arizona Centennial Legacy initiative in partnership with the Arizona Historical Society that recognizes remarkable local women making a lasting impact in their communities, often with little fanfare. The program, only put on every 10 years, showcases how female leaders have transformed lives, built stronger communities, and influenced and shaped the world around us.

Among this decade’s honorees is longtime Scottsdale and business champion Abbie S. Fink.

Kevin Bacon and Fink have two things in common.

The first: dancing, or the ability to fight for the right to dance, more specifically.

Much like Bacon’s “Footloose” character, Ren fought for the right to dance when the powers that be outlawed it; Fink fought for a similar right at her area elementary school.

“Given it was the 1970s, I technically did it before Ren, trailblazing before my fictional counterpart,” Fink says with a laugh.

She organized a formal protest at the school when its administration tried to cancel her class graduation dance.

The protest caught the attention of the local news desks, who interviewed 11-yearold Fink about the cause.

“The dance was reinstated, but it was the interviews that stuck with me long after we won the right to do the hustle in the school cafeteria.”

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While working for the Fiesta Bowl, Fink met Scott Hanson, then a local sports reporter who also owned a public relations agency. Hanson, impressed with her talent, offered Fink a job in 1992. A freelancer at first, Fink joined full time in 1993, coming out of the gate to lead the charge on a project with global impact.

“Our law firm client asked us to take on some work for some of their tribal government clients in the region,” Fink says. “It was work on behalf of what would become the Arizona Indian Gaming Association, which eventually led to working with nearly a dozen tribal governments. Work that continues today.”

In the years since, Fink has been a vocal advocate, volunteer and leader in civic, tribal, disability, youth, nonprofit and communications communities. Her nickname by many in the community as a result: the connector.

This brings us to the second thing that she shares with Bacon. Much like there are “six degrees of Kevin Bacon,” there are “six degrees of Abbie S. Fink,” as she is the common denominator in several hundred businesses, causes and programs.

An active advocate for women, Fink is a founding member and past president of the Valley of the Sun 20/30 Club. She eventually was the first woman to serve on the board of directors for the National Active 20/30.

“In 2015, I was so honored to be asked back by the club to accept the first lifetime achievement award, named in my honor, no less, for community service,” Fink says.

Beyond that, she is a graduate and past president of Scottsdale Leadership. She is also a past member of the organization’s advisory board. As president of Scottsdale Leadership in 2006-07, Fink played a crucial role in ensuring the organization’s future success, providing strong leadership as the organization experienced a year without an executive director on staff and managed to pull off a blockbuster 20th anniversary celebration at the same time. In 2010, Scottsdale Leadership honored Fink with its Hodges Award, which is granted to distinguished alumni.

“As I moved into an executive role at HMA, I also made it a priority for the firm to champion critical causes,” Fink says.

Her work at HMA on behalf of the local chapter of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America resulted in a decrease in meth and ecstasy use in the community and

Abbie S. Fink and her family have been members of Congregation Beth Israel for nearly 50 years. The historic congregation has commissioned the writing of a Torah to commemorate its 100th anniversary. Fink serves on the centennial committee and is joined by her parents, Larry and Barbara Fink and her sister, Sandra, along with Rabbi Moshe Druin of Sofer on Site is guiding the congregation through this historically significant process. (Abbie S. Fink/Submitted)

significantly raised awareness regarding the impact of misuse of prescription/ OTC drugs. Through her work with the Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (now Ability360), Fink affected change for more than 15 years as an advocate for persons with disabilities.

“Working with Ability 360 on the communications team to support capital campaigns that resulted in the building of the Ability 360 Campus, including the Sports and Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities, the first of its kind in the western United States, are particular points of pride,” says Fink, who in 2002 was the recipient of the “Ability Counts” Excellence in Media Award from the Phoenix Mayor’s Commission on Disability Issues.

Similarly committed to advancing the public relations profession, Fink has been an active member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) since 1986.

She is a past president of the Phoenix chapter of the PRSA and past chair of PRSA Western District Conference, and chaired its conference twice in the past 10 years.

She is a past chair PRSA’s Counselors Academy and a past chair of PRSA’s National Communications Committee. As a result of her dedication, PRSA has honored Fink at the national level with the Patrick

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While unclear how she had the free time, she also served for a decade on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, including time chairing the organization’s largest annual event — Celebrate Youth Gala and Auction.

In 2012, she was admitted to the executive board for the organization — at the time, the sole female on the board.

In 2020, Fink also served on Gov. Doug Ducey’s statewide campaign in partnership with top Arizona advertising and public relations firms to promote the use of masks and other important precautions to contain the spread of COVID-19.

“This first-of-its-kind collaboration featured creative concepts in English and Spanish developed by Arizona’s leaders in advertising supported by $3 million from the governor’s office,” Fink says.

Today, she is still leading HMA with business partner Hanson. She serves on the board of directors for Camp Colley Foundation. She volunteers at Congregation Beth Israel as a mentor to the B’nei Mitzvah kids and on the temple’s Centennial Committee.

“I like to stay busy, likely a bonus third thing Mr. Bacon and I have in common,” Fink says. 

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Fight for FREEDOM h e n F r e d Wa g e n hals heard Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s desperate plea for ammunition, the AMMO Inc. chairman and chief executive officer took action.

Further suggested by his board member, NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner Richard Childress, Wagenhals donated

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This guy is the only guy who has his finger on the button. He can do whatever he

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AMMO Inc. has sights set on helping Ukraine

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski wants. Here, it takes an act of Congress to push a button. We have to be careful.”

AMMO Inc. manufactures 762s, the bullet the Ukrainian soldiers need to fight Russia’s invading army. Although AMMO Inc. is based in the Airpark, it produces ammunition and weapon components in Wisconsin.

“We’ve received an overwhelming response from our shareholders, custom-

American in Congress.

“I took her call, and she was crying,” he says.

“She’s very instrumental in the handoff.

I could tell how passionate she is about this. Between Richard Childress and myself, we’ve been getting text messages and emails — like stacks of them — from people who want to donate.”

Those wishing to donate funds can visit https://bit.ly/AMMOUkraine. The week of March 28, Wagenhals adds, the ammunition safely arrived in Ukraine.

“I’ve had one guy wanting to give me $25,000, and I met another guy who wanted to give me $10,000,” he says.

“Richard Childress said people were just dropping off money at his winery. I just had to get that money in the right people’s hands. We have to make sure everything is done properly.”

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Fred Wagenhals is taking action by donating 1 million rounds of ammunition to the Armed Force of Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

(Dennis Murphy/Contributing Photographer)

ers, vendors and partners in support of our donation offer to help the Ukrainian armed forces in their fight for freedom,” Wagenhals says.

“I’m grateful for everyone’s generosity and willingness to provide additional financial support to supplement our efforts.

The management team is working around the clock to navigate the logistical and legal complexities involved in seeing that the ammunition is swiftly delivered to the proper parties in Ukraine.”

Getting the bullets there was challenging, but Wagenhals turned to Rep. Victoria Spartz, who serves in Indiana’s fifth district. She is the first and only Ukrainian

Wagenhals grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, about 40 miles from Columbus and 70 miles from Cleveland.

Like most folks, Wagenhals couldn’t stand the Midwest snow any longer and relocated to Arizona.

“I had the cabdriver take me to Lincoln and Scottsdale roads,” he says. “There was a hotel. I stayed there and got up one morning, and everybody was happy.

Everybody was smiling. Everybody was polite. I figured out it must be the weather.

I moved here in ’77.”

He enjoys the Western lifestyle and the cowboys.

“I never looked back and never wanted to go back,” he says.

In 1992, Wagenhals founded Action Performance Companies, a simple ideal that grew into a multimillion-dollar business.

“I saw an article in the Wall Street Journal that said baseball cards is a $500 million business,” Wagenhals says. “I said, ‘You know, why don’t I take a little die-cast car and put it with a trading card and come out with it?’”

At the time, the movie “Days of Thunder” was about to be released.

Wagenhals traveled to China and met with the producers to see if he could have exclusive rights to manufacture its die-cast promotional cars. They turned him down because Matchbox had the rights. He asked about the premium promotions, and those

were handled already.

He turned his focus to Exxon, another partner. It agreed to offer Wagenhals’ cars for 99 cents when drivers filled up at Exxon gas stations.

“I went to the factory in China, and they told me to put up the money because they weren’t going to build these little cars unless they had a letter of credit,” he recalls.

“I went to Exxon and said, ‘You need to give me a letter of credit so I can give the Chinese a letter of credit.’ I didn’t know anything about letters of credit. They said, ‘We give letters of credit to countries, not people.’”

The only remaining options were for Exxon — or Wagenhals — to write a $3.5 million check.

“So Exxon writes me this check,” he recalls. “I thought, ‘Holy Christ. What if I don’t deliver?’”

He was honestly more confident than that — until tragedy struck. An infamous oil tanker dubbed the Exxon Valdez spilled oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989.

“They called me up and said, ‘Cancel the program,’” he says. “I said, ‘What do you mean cancel the program? You already paid me.’ They said the Valdez just happened and they didn’t want publicity. They said to just ship all the cars to every one of the stations and let them do whatever they want with them.”

Collectors bought entire racks of cars and, subsequently, the cars went for $9 on the resale market.

Wagenhals teamed up with Earnhardt to sell his merchandise and then “locked everybody up exclusively.”

“I owned all the rights. NASCAR woke up one day and they were (mad). They said, ‘You own our drivers.’ I owned their rights because they were all independent contractors.”

He even persuaded Earnhardt to change the color of his car and T-shirts for one race.

“He said, ‘Are you nuts? Get out of here.’ He almost threw me out of this motor coach,” he says with a laugh. “I said it was the ‘25th anniversary of R.J. Reynolds sponsoring NASCAR. We’ll do a silver car for one race.

“Nobody will know about it. We’ll announce it the week before the race and I’ll have a trailer’s full of merchandise.’

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Fred Wagenhals, chairman and chief executive officer of AMMO Inc., moved into the field of ammunition in 2016.

(Dennis Murphy/Contributing Photographer)

He didn’t want to do it, but I guaranteed him $1 million for one race and he said, ‘Let’s do it.’”

Wagenhals sold $22 million in merchandise that day and paid Earnhardt $3.5 million for one race.

“Earnhardt said, ‘What are we doing next year?’”

Thank you, next

Wagenhals sold Action Performance Companies in December 2005 for $245 million.

In 2016, he moved into a different field — ammunition. AMMO Inc. was acquired to change, innovate and invigorate the complacent munitions industry.

The company designs and manufactures products for a variety of markets, including law enforcement, military, hunting, sport shooting and self-defense.

The Airpark-based company has manufacturing operations in Northern Arizona and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

“I saw a niche market, and I’m always the guy who thinks, ‘How can I take something and build it into something bigger?’” he says.

“I saw an opportunity here and I said,

‘OK, I’m going to take this company public,’ because I’d done it before. I’d been public. I went to all my NASCAR buddies. I made them a lot of money. I raised $5 million and said, ‘OK, let’s build this company together.’”

AMMO is bound to be successful, Wagenhals says, because of the prevalence of guns.

“Joe Biden and Obama are probably the two greatest gun salesmen in the world,” he says.

“Every time they open their mouth, people run out and buy more guns, more ammo. Second Amendment, in my opinion, is the greatest thing that ever happened to this country. I mean, nobody’s ever going to land on our shore and try to take this country over. There are 80 million guns registered out there, right? Probably another 80 million that aren’t registered, right? Nobody will ever take this country over. No. “But I think we got a lot of world unrest. Things aren’t like they should be. And I’m happy that we donated this ammo. People asked me what the cost of that was. Our cost would be about $700,000. So, it was not a small donation.

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It was big for a company our size, but it’s for the right cause.”

Wagenhals says retirement isn’t in his sights, but when it is, he’ll leave his company to his grandchildren.

“I will probably be one of those guys who just dies at my desk or while I’m driving to work in the morning,” he says.

“I’m not complaining. I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I barely got out of high school. I was a hot-rodder, and I spent all my time working on my car. I came up with a couple good companies. I’ve been an inventor my whole life.

“I got all the credit because I got to be the guy at the top. What made me proudest of anything is 21 of my people became millionaires when they left. I’m not going to do AMMO alone. There are people helping me with that, and they’re all going to be rewarded. I’m a firm believer in everybody needs to go home with a paycheck, but if we get it to a particular level, everybody wins.” 

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Finding That

Silver Lining Nayan Ranchhod considers his clients family

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Nayan Ranchhod graduated from Boston University with multiple degrees and concentrations in economics, political science, science statistics and international relations. (Silver Lining Wealth

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski ilver Lining Wealth Advisors’ 2021 was fruitful. The Ameriprise private wealth advisory practice in the Airpark was named top 40 Under 40 in the nation by Financial Planning

Magazine.

Barron’s tapped Silver Lining Wealth Advisors as one of the top 1,200 practices in the country. The firm was listed as a top wealth manager in the country by Forbes.

“We are a younger — from a team perspective — practice that is still growing,” says Nayan Ranchhod, a private wealth adviser and managing director.

“Our industry is typically baby boomerish, in the aspect of advisers. We have our oldest adviser is 73. I’m the youngest at 39.”

As a private wealth advisory practice, Silver Lining Wealth Advisors provides financial advice that is anchored in a solid understanding of client needs and expectations and provided in one-on-one relationships. Ranchhod has 15 years of experience with Ameriprise Financial.

“It’s our job to break down financial life and put it back together and build a plan to help them reach these goals,” he says.

“Sometimes I play more of a therapist than I do anything else. I see it all.”

Building the practice from scratch

Ranchhod moved to the Valley from the East Coast and, without knowing a soul

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in Phoenix, he built the practice from the ground up.

He was born and raised in Oklahoma and attended Boston University. Ranchhod was raised by a traditional Indian family with a mom from India and a father from Zimbabwe. His sister is a doctor and brother is a dentist. Ranchhod aspired to be a lawyer.

“I just couldn’t get excited about being

a lawyer,” he says. “I took the LSAT. I was doing well in economics. I enjoy political science, so he looked at finance companies.”

Ranchhod graduated from Boston University with multiple degrees and concentrations in economics, political science, science statistics and international relations.

Ranchhod interned with a finance firm.

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Major banks didn’t satisfy his need to problem solve. Wanting a new challenge, he flipped a quarter and ended up in Phoenix.

“Back when I worked in Boston, I didn’t know who my clients were,” he says.

“Every client feels like a family member. Now I know everything from their dogs’ names to their kids’ names.

It’s gratifying to see that impact day in and day out.”

Passionate about empowering others to pursue their financial dreams and aspirations, Ranchhod prepares for the certainty of uncertainty and customizes each family’s strategy aimed toward improving one thing — their return on life.

March 2020 was a trying month for most, he says. Monday is a tool to helping

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people reach their goals and, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t possible in some cases.

Ranchhod’s business was affected as well, but he pivoted and began checking in on his clients. He knew once the pandemic and quarantine lightened, he could help clients live their dreams once again.

The staff spent 2021 preparing clients to attack 2022 by meeting in person. That

Silver Lining Wealth Advisors includes, from left, Maureen Lenart, Lauren Wincott, Kate Christensen, Nayan Ranchhod, Kristel Ashcraft, Carl Anderson, Bryce Cook and Stephen Bouton.

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was a pleasure for Ranchhod.

“It’s been really, really nice,” he says.

“It changes the whole conversation.

Doing the whole Zoom or Microsoft Teams thing is great, but it’s nice to see real-life people and have those discussions. We can hide behind the camera a little bit because sometimes it’s a little awkward.”

For Ranchhod and his staff, the caring doesn’t stop with wealth. Charity is im-

portant to Silver Lining Wealth Advisors.

It donated more than $15,000 to a handful of Valley charities last fall. Silver Lining Wealth Advisors team members chose a nonprofit to donate to that resonates with their passions.

“One of the core values to our practice is community outreach and stewardship,” Ranchhod says.

“We believe supporting causes and

charities is a way for us to have a deeper impact in the lives of so many more people than just those we serve within our practice. It helps us create a greater wake and culture by connecting us to each other.”

The donations were distributed among The Pet Knot, the Tommy Nuñez Foundation, Hospice of the Valley, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Clearwater Free Clinic, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association, Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Bosom Buddies. This is the company’s second year personalizing donations to charities throughout Arizona.

“Gandhi once said, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world,’ and we believe that we are living those words when we get an opportunity to give back and support people who are doing the same,” Ranchhod says.

Silver Lining Wealth Advisors also supports clients by celebrating life-changing moments like buying a car or home.

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was difficult to do so.

“The toughest thing, for me, was seeing clients retiring or business owners transitioning out,” he says. “They couldn’t celebrate those things. It was nice to go back in the last six months or so to celebrate those moments with them — even if it is a little delayed.”

Through May 14, he is raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as part of the Man & Woman of the Year program.

“At the gala, they announce who raised the most funds and they get the prestigious title,” he says. “About 40% of all cancer therapies and drugs have come from the research they have done — not just leukemia and lymphoma but all cancers.

That’s one of our big endeavors.” 

Ameriprise/Silver Lining Wealth Advisors 16220 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 250, Scottsdale silverliningwealth.com

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Chris Borucki, left, and his son, Christian, team up at Airpark Motorsports to repair, build, restore and enhance vintage, collector and custom cars. (Dennis Murphy/Contributing Photographer)

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By Jordan Houston

Airpark Motorsports makes waves in collector car industry

ince Airpark Motorsport’s inception a little over five years ago, the vintage car repair shop has undergone three location changes, dominated the stages at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), and served as the muscle behind high-profile Superformance vehicles, such as the wheels showcased in the 2019 film “Ford v.

Ferrari”— and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

The family-owned operation, now located at 7722 E. Gray Road, is taking the collector car industry by storm by repairing, building, restoring and maintaining vintage, collector and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles. It emphasizes quality results featuring faster speeds, smoother rides and better performances, according to its website.

A Roush dealer and Superformance install, service, warranty and parts center, Airpark Motorsports recently relocated from its previous Airpark location on 82nd Street to better accommodate its burgeoning capabilities.

“The growth is unbelievable right now, (and) the market is on fire,” says Robyn Borucki, who runs the hot rod shop with her husband, Chris, and their son Christian.

“There are now people collecting from every age group. They’re starting to remember what they had when they were younger,” she continues. “You see people buying cars, whether it’s something they have always wanted, something their family had or something they could never afford.”

The shop prides itself in offering expert mechanical repair and diagnostics. It specializes in restoring vintage rides with modern conveniences, such as updating brakes,

steering and suspension, without diminishing integrity.

Airpark Motorsports boasts certifications from the Automotive Service Excellence, Bourget’s Bike Works, Ford and Lotus, among others.

“In my very humble opinion, Arizona, and especially Scottsdale, is the mecca for vintage classic and collector cars of the world,” Robyn tells Airpark News. “It isn’t really categorized that way yet, but when you see what our auctions bring in, and with our perfect climate with no humidity, there are amazing collections of cars here.”

The family-owned operation’s staff is small but mighty.

Robyn, the designated Chaos Coordinator, manages operational tasks to ensure Airpark Motorsports itself is a well-oiled machine.

Her role includes budgeting, locating obsolete parts, and keeping the builds on time.

With over 40 years in the industry under his belt, Chris shines as the mechanical mastermind. He thrives working on restoration projects, routine maintenance and general repairs, Robyn says of her husband.

“He has a God-given gift. His mechanical expertise is not anything that can be taught; it’s from within,” Robyn shares. “And that is the same for our son. He didn’t go to school for it.

He got to practice his crafts from technicians at gas stations.”

Christian, 27, spearheads the shop’s creativity and craftsmanship behind the restmod builds and vintage vehicle restorations.

According to the company’s website, his “mechanical knowledge and exquisite craftsmanship is complimented by a forwardthinking, can-do attitude that makes him a natural for resto-mod builds and vintage vehicle restorations.”

The 27-year-old says helping clients realize their visions is the most rewarding part.

“It’s either being able to take my vision that I have in my head and turn it into a material item or to do that for a client and take something that somebody has always wanted where they can see it in their head and they can explain it but we just have the skill to turn into metal and motors,” Christian says.

One of his passion projects includes an extensively modified 1959 Pontiac Bonneville.

The restorations featured rack and pinion power steering, Wilwood disc brakes and coilover suspension on all four corners.

The craftsman coated the Bonneville’s exterior in Porsche’s famous shade, Riviera Blue. He also restored chrome body panels, such as the bumpers and trim around the headlights and windows. On the inside, the cabin now sports a contrasting tan leather.

It also features a Rockford Fosgate sound system, Vintage Air climate control, power windows and power seats.

But it’s not the eye-catching results that separate Airpark Motorsports from the rest, Christian expresses. It’s the customer service.

“One thing that I think is way up there is our client relations,” Christian says. “There is not a car that comes in here that someone from the family doesn’t touch in one way or another. We don’t just take clients in and pass them off to one of the technicians or to a service writer; our clients turn into our friends.”

Robyn echoes her son’s sentiments, adding that the company’s personable relationships extend even beyond to the vendors.

“We are so privileged in the fact that we are really blessed with the people that walk through our doors and the clients that share our names,” Robyn says. “It’s the relation-

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ships, even with our vendors. I have vendors across the country that I think are amazing people and I would call them more than acquaintances.”

A driving force in the industry, Airpark Motorsports’ history wasn’t always smooth cruising.

The Boruckis moved in 2000 from Illinois to Arizona after successfully running a previous local repair shop that serviced daily drivers.

With no plans to carry over the business, Chris went on to work for a Cadillac dealership. In 2011, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

The “gearhead,” following a successful craniotomy, was then inspired to tap into his passion of working on ‘70s classics, customs and collector cars, Robyn explains.

He joined a local hot rod shop in 2013 before tragedy struck again. Chris was diagnosed with cancer.

By 2017, a cancer-free Chris and Robyn agreed it was time to reclaim their employment opportunities — and thus, Airpark Motorsports was born.

Christian Borucki, 27, specializes in restomod builds and vintage car restorations.

(Dennis Murphy/Contributing Photographer)

They rented a small hangar. Nine months later, the blossoming business transitioned into its second location on 82nd street, boasting a roughly 12,000-square-foot space. Now, Airpark Motorsports is thriving in its current 43,000-square-foot facility — and has plans to evolve into a one-stop shop for all classic automotive needs.

Robyn says the shop will soon offer in-house services for financing, insurance, third-party title registration, storage, consignment and preferred towing services, among other vital services.

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It’s also gearing up for a new venture with Great American Motorsports, slated to occupy the upstairs of the facility as a Superformance dealer. The designated “Cobra Supercenter of the West” will offer clients access to the full catalogue of Superformance, a distributor for “Rolling Chassis” replica and continuation race cars of the 1960s.

For more information about Airpark Motorsports, or to schedule a consultation, visit Airparkmotorsports.com. Follow the shop’s latest projects on Instagram at @airparkmotorsports. 

All That

JAZZ Valley celebrates with music, fundraising

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By Alex Gallagher

t’s hard for William “Doc” Jones to believe it has been half a decade since he began his efforts to have his state recognize April as Jazz Appreciation Month and April 30 as International Jazz Day. When Jones began his efforts to have the genre recognized, he quickly realized it would be challenging to receive bipartisan support in a time when there seemed to be a growing divide between people of contrasting political opinions.

He then realized the perfect way to get members of the state’s House of Representatives and senators to congregate around his cause.

“Five years ago, I began to lobby with legislators to create an event called Jazz at Lunch Time where we shut down the streets between Washington and Jefferson,” Jones says.

Two years later, Jones rolled out his idea — at the perfect time.

“In 2019, there was fight-

ing in the House to get this bill passed,” he says. “But when the music started and the food came out, I saw Republicans and Democrats sit down at the The Nayo Jones same tables, enjoying Experience will the food and enjoying perform in Tempe on Friday, April 8. this music.”

The bill unanimous- (Submitted) ly declared April 30 as International Jazz Day sounds of jazz with their residents. in Arizona.

“Our state is the first state where I have “I was honored to know been able to get the governor, 10 mayors, that we crossed aisles with the full Senate and the full House behind jazz,” Jones says. “We had us, and I am humbled by the support Republicans, Democrats and we’ve gotten,” Jones says. independents enjoying an There has been support from Gov. hour of music and some good Doug Ducey and Mayors David Ortega food.” of Scottsdale, Corey Woods of Tempe This year, the support of and Jerry Bien-Willner of Paradise Valley Jazz Appreciation Month and to produce events across the Valley International Jazz Day has throughout the month. stretched outside of Down“This is a dream come true for not just town Phoenix as mayors me but for jazz and blues lovers, because from across the Valley jazz is the roots for so many other genres have banded together of music,” Jones says. “For us to be able to to share the swinging have the state recognizing Jazz Appreciation Month and to have all the cities produce some type of event to promote jazz.”

Festivities will begin in Tempe on Friday, April 8, when the Nayo Jones Experience from Richard Elliott performs Saturday, April 30.

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for the Arts and reminds concertgoers of where the genre established its roots.

“This music was born here in America in New Orleans and exported all over the world,” Jones says. “Our music moved from the ’50s, where you could dance to it, to the ’60s, when it became avant garde, and then shifted to bebop, where it became so fast that you had to put your seatbelt on to keep up with it.”

A week and a half later, on Wednesday, April 20, the festivities continue with Jazz at Lunch Time, which returns for a fifth year. This year, veterans will toot their horns for dining and dancing guests.

As exciting as Jazz at Lunch Time is this year, the month of music and festivities will conclude on International Jazz Day in Scottsdale.

The Saturday, April 30, festival, held at the Scottsdale Civic Center, will feature performances by Cold Shott & the Hurricane Horns, Carlos Riuas & Su Orquesta Mehsal, the Nayo Jones Experience, Jesse McGuire Trio, Jaleo Latin Band, and Grammy award winners Richard Elliott and Rick Braun.

Although the lineup touts accomplished acts, Jones is motivated by the event’s fundraising efforts.

“I’m humbled by the attention we’re

getting this year, because I’ve heard from several people, ‘If you’re not making money, why are doing this over these years?’” he says. “To which I reply, ‘It’s bigger than just an event, it’s bigger than the artists we put on the stage,’ and I have been acknowledged by Herbie Hancock and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for my due diligence.”

Proceeds from the festival will also be donated to sponsor music programs for at-risk youth in organizations such as Next Student Academy for the Arts, Molina School of Jazz — which has a program that allows 50 students to have their music lessons and instruments covered for a year — and Jones’ summer music program.

“I’ve been in music education for many years, and I realized once you put an instrument in a kid’s hand it helps with their creativity and how they approach life,” Jones says. “The reason that we do this festival is to raise funds for scholarships for young people that want to play this music.”

Whether jazz fans flock to Tempe, Downtown Phoenix or Scottsdale, Jones encourages all fans to do one thing.

“Put on your partying shoes, because we’re going to be dancing and playing all

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different styles of this music,” he says.

“This is not going to be a sit-down concert where you sit down and have to be quiet like you do at the symphony. It’s going to be a party where we’re bringing the flavor of New Orleans.” 

Jazz Appreciation Month April 8 Tempe Jazz Day featuring the Nayo Jones Experience and Mayor Corey Woods at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 7:30 p.m. $45/$75 April 20 Jazz at Lunch Time at 1700 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 11 a.m., charge TBA April 30 Scottsdale Jazz Festival/ International Jazz Day at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, 3 p.m., tickets start at $25 jazzdayaz.com

Veteran U.S. Marine Maj. Jim Geiser is trying to raise funds for a Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen. (Dennis Murphy/ Contributing Photographer)

Veteran Maj. Jim Geiser wants to make a statement

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski .S. Marine Maj. Jim Geiser calls the Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen a labor of love.

He is taking the steps toward creating the memorial by combining his love of genealogy, his respect for his former occupation, and the honor of fallen military members. Once $310,000 is raised, a seven-sided granite stone will list 66 Scottsdale residents who died while on active duty. The emblems of the five branches of service and the city of

Scottsdale logo will adorn it.

“We try to set something as an example for moms and dads and aunts and uncles to take their kids and show them these are the individuals who gave their lives so we could have the freedoms we have today.

We don’t want that to get lost,” Geiser says.

“It’s just something we think needs to be done. It would be my hope that every other city in the state of Arizona would have a monument like this for their fallen, a by-name monument.”

Set to be placed on the northeast side of Scottsdale City Hall, the memorial is nearly a decade in the making.

In 2014, a group of Scottsdale citizens led by Geiser formed the City of Scottsdale Memorial Action Committee with the hopes of establishing the memorial, but the fundraising process took longer than the committee expected.

“We started this process … it’ll be eight

years coming up now, I think, in April or May, and all along we started trying to raise funds,” Geiser says.

“We thought when raising funds that the city of Scottsdale residents would run forward with handfuls of money to help us. We missed that by about 100%, and we started pursuing other avenues of fundraising.”

While total costs are hard to predict, Geiser says the group has already raised about $231,000 toward its $310,000 goal.

Geiser says many, including the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, have come forward with donations.

The research behind the memorial took some time. Geiser painstakingly identified the fallen military with ties to Scottsdale.

“We want it to be accurate,” he says. “I don’t want to miss anybody. For example, we went through two world wars before Scottsdale had any boundaries. We had

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three individuals who died during World War I — two from the Pima community and one from the community here.

“I eventually came up with 66 names, three of whom I knew personally, 17 are from the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community lands and three from the Yavapai Nation, and the rest were residents of Scottsdale,” Geiser says.

The honored have received a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, 11 Bronze Stars, five Air Medals and two POW Medals.

Arizona’s Official State Historian Marshall Trimble, a committee board member, says the research project relied heavily on family members of those who served.

Trimble came on board after Geiser contacted him about his uncle Jack, an Army sergeant who served in New Guinea.

He said most helpful were “the ones who had sons or daughter in the military, and if they knew anything, we really had to rely on the public to help us out on this.”

“The place is so large now, people don’t know everybody around in town like they used to, and so I have to say we have to credit a lot of the people that knew somebody who knew somebody who knew somebody and so forth,” Trimble tells the Scottsdale Progress, the sister publication to Airpark News.

One of the most helpful resources were old high school yearbooks and the FindaGrave website.

“Back in the early days when my uncle went to school at Scottsdale High, there was only one high school, so it was pretty easy to track that,” Trimble says. “Now we’ve got five or six or seven high schools here in Scottsdale, and that’s a lot of names and we don’t know everybody like we used to, and so we had to do a lot of searching and just get help from the community with what we were trying to do.”

Longtime advocate

Geiser could be called an advocate for the fallen. After he was asked to be a part of the ASU veterans’ chapter of the alumni association, Geiser decided to create a memorial for the school.

“They told me at ASU they read the names of all the veterans on Veterans Day,” he says. “I do genealogic research as a hobby, and I wanted to see their list. Nobody knew who had the list.

It took me almost a year to find it.”

After extensive research, Geiser worked with consultants to create a wall-mounted memorial next to the Pat Tillman Center. Again, first, he needed to raise money.

“I wrote a letter to Dr. Crow asking for help,” Geiser says.

“Then $30,000 appeared and we built the memorial. It was dedicated. We’ve added three names now since we dedicated it.”

He’s disappointed that most students just pass by it and “don’t appreciate it.”

“It’s there for them to pause and reflect,” he says. “There’s a bench there. Pat Tillman’s name is on there. Two of my friends’ names are on there. Through an organization called FindaGrave, I did the best I could to document those individuals’ stories. Some are pretty sad. One of them crashed his airplane on McDowell Road and 53rd Street during a training exercise.”

Geiser hopes the memorial becomes as important to the Scottsdale community as to relatives of those it honors.

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Vegan elote pizza ($21) includes vegan butter garlic sauce, vegan mozarella, corn, red onions, cilantro and spicy chipotle drizzle.

(Debby Wolvos/Submitted)

Happy Healthitarians Picazzo’s specializes in gluten-free, vegan and organic comfort foods

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By Jordan Houston s COVID-19 restrictions ease, Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen is serving up a solution for those looking to shed any lingering “Quarantine 15” pounds.

Picazzo’s, located at 7325 Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, is an Arizona-based family-owned healthcentric restaurant, offering a menu of salads, entrees, pasta and pizza. The eatery fuses modern Italian cuisine with bold flavors of Asian, Mediterranean and Mexican ingredients.

Boasting other locations in Sedona, Tempe, Gilbert, Paradise Valley and Arrowhead, Picazzo’s serves 90% to 95%

organic produce. It sources whole foods rich in nutrients for self-described “Healthitarians” — including gluten-free diners.

According to Picazzo’s Director of Operations Chris Disney, the restaurant’s business has been booming following the onset of the pandemic, despite supply shortages faced by businesses across the country.

“It’s great as far as business goes,” Disney tells Airpark News. “After the pandemic, people who have probably been sitting at home and doing take out and just kind of comfort and stress eating — I think (they) are trying to catch up on healthier lifestyles again.”

Cue Picazzo’s.

The Italian kitchen prides itself on its

gluten- and- vegan-free menus. Picazzo’s sources NAE (no antibiotics ever), hormone-free and American Humane Certified chicken wings and breast, according to its website. It also features nitrate/nitrite-free meats, like its sausage from certified-green company Polidori.

All sauces and dressings are made from scratch using organic spices and non-GMO sunflower and imported olive oils, Picazzo’s site continues. Guests can either opt to indulge in dishes like the lasagna Bolognese ($18), the sustainable salmon picatta ($27) or the original hand-stretched Meaty Meaty pizza ($22).

A separate vegan menu features offerings of salads, entrées, pasta, pizza and desserts using brands that support the

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plant-based diet, such as Follow Your Heart, Daiya and Beyond Meat.

“We have the vegan menu and offer a lot of vegan products that kind of, I think, just make it an easier transition (to a healthier lifestyle),” Disney says. “Our produce is 95% organic, which is pretty unheard of.

The ingredients are really important.”

Rick Freedman founded Picazzo’s in Sedona in 2002 when he saw the need for a nice pizza place in the growing area. In 2004, the restaurant expanded into the Valley and opened its Scottsdale Airpark location.

The company reevaluated what makes it unique from its new saturated market of competitors. The business built off of its already-popular gluten-free pizza crust when it opened its Paradise Valley location in 2008.

Moving toward full Italian options was Picazzo’s turning point. It pioneered offering a full menu of gluten-free options for people to choose traditionally gluten-filled dishes without fear.

As it appealed more and more to the gluten-free customers, Picazzo’s saw an opening to provide options for other types of dietary restrictions, including soy, GMO, corn, dairy and veganism.

Despite economic hardships brought on by COVID-19, Disney says Picazzo’s continues to evolve. The restaurant has battled with supply shortages but is

Picazzo’s is an Arizona-based, family-owned and -operated, health-centric restaurant with locations in Sedona, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, Paradise Valley and Arrowhead. (Picazzo's/Submitted)

doubling down on its efforts to continue to expand its already extensive list of vegan and health-conscious menu offerings.

“There are definitely some struggles on the operations side of things — but everything under the sun is having an outing, and that is something not everybody understands,” Disney explains, noting that the restaurant has been facing paper supply shortages. Picazzo’s strives to utilize ecofriendly packaging, a luxury that is harder to come by, he says.

The menu isn’t the only thing changing, either.

The Picazzo’s Scottsdale location is being remodeled to update its signage, Disney says. Comfortable booth seating,

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providing for an inviting atmosphere, is being incorporated into the interior, as well as pops of greenery via new snake plants.

Daring Plant Chicken, a 100% plantbased product with zero animal hormones, animal antibiotics and saturated fat, is also hitting the menu for those looking to satisfy chicken cravings guilt free.

“I would say for a lot of Picazzo’s items, we literally get down in the turmoil and into the products. We read the labels,” Disney says. “We are doing this for the people who are trying to be gluten free or moving in that direction.”

For more information about Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen, or to order online, visit picazzos.com. 

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Centennial Snapshot: Scottsdale in 1922

Scottsdale Baptist Church on the northwest corner of Indian School Road and Brown Avenue opened in 1918. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

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By Joan Fudala

hat a difference 100 years can make in one community. A century ago Scottsdale was a small but thriving farming and ranching community east of Phoenix, with the beginnings of an art colony and a handful of guest ranches that attracted tourists (many health seekers) coming for the winter season.

Today, we’re a roughly 184-square-mile city of over 241,000 residents with a diverse economy and globally recognized resorts and events that attract millions of visitors annually.

So what was Scottsdale like 100 years ago?

Take a look: • Scottsdale’s town site (the Old Town area today) population was estimated at 300; its area population was nearly 2,000, and its principal industries were fruit/vegetable farming, growing cotton and raising cattle.

Phoenix population was 40,000; Arizona population was 500,000.

• Existing infrastructure/businesses: post office/Brown’s general store, Cavalliere’s Blacksmith Shop, Ingleside Inn and golf course, Graves Guest Ranch/health camp, Scottsdale Grammar School (Little Red Schoolhouse on Main Street east of Brown

Avenue) and its two annexes serving K-12 students, Farmers State Bank, Scottsdale Ginning Company cotton gin on Second Street, Lawson’s Sterling Drug Store, Herron Walker barbershop, Scottsdale Baptist Church, Johnny Rose pool hall/silent movie theater/barbershop, Scottsdale Light and Power Company (bought electricity from Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association’s Arizona Falls Generating Station), Mahoney Mercantile on Brown Avenue, McComb Brothers general store on West Main Street, Eckley’s Soft Drink Emporium and Stage Stop (providing bus transportation into Phoenix), Blackie’s Pool Hall on Main Street, Walter Smith’s car dealership, Mort Kimsey’s Scottsdale Service Company (first gas station), Brown’s Ranch/DC Ranch beyond McDowell Mountains far north of Scottsdale.

• There were also home-based businesses, mostly operated by women entrepreneurs, like music teacher Helen Smith and laundress Mary Donaldson.

• Scottsdale economy was driven by cotton farming (fueled by demand created during World War I), growing citrus and other food crops and ranching cattle. There were also a few sheep ranches north of Scottsdale.

Cultivating dates had also begun.

• Scottsdale residents had been leaders in

the temperance movement, and voted the town “dry” in 1897, banning liquor sales or consumption. This continued until national Prohibition was repealed in the 1930s.

• Former U.S. Vice President Thomas Marshall (1912-20) and his wife, Lois Kimsey Marshall, lived in Scottsdale seasonally in a home on Indian School Road (current location of Panera Bread). An article in the Arizona Republican in January 1922 said he contributed to relief efforts organized by Scottsdale residents to benefit members of the Fort McDowell Indian Community who were suffering from hunger and cold weather.

• Artists Marjorie Thomas and Jessie Benton Evans lived and painted in Scottsdale and served as judges at the Arizona State Fair’s Fine Art Exhibit. Other artists migrated to Scottsdale in the 1920s, gaining inspiration from the landscape.

• Streets in Scottsdale were unpaved.

• In 1921 E.O. Brown had added an icehouse to his general store (made possible due to introduction of electricity to Scottsdale circa 1918). It used evaporative, or “swamp” cooler, technology.

• Marshall and Lillian Kubelsky, (Marshall was first cousin of entertainer Jacob Kubelsky, aka Jack Benny), had opened Kubelsky’s Clothing Store (originally The Boston Store)

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REMEMBER When on Main Street in 1920. Marshall played on the Scottsdale Blues baseball team.

• Al Frederick had begun his 30-year term as Scottsdale’s constable in 1920.

• The year-old Baptist Young People’s Union offered two groups — the Willing Workers and Busy Bees — for Scottsdale youth activities.

• Organized in 1921, the first Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce operated out of an office in the Farmer’s Bank building. Its members worked to improve road conditions and appropriations, led by road supervisor R.A. Chesnutt. The chamber was inactive in the late 1930s/early 1940s, then re-chartered in 1947 as the organization it is today.

• Scottsdale’s first public library opened Aug. 7, 1921. According to The Arizona Republican, the library was located in the chamber of commerce room at the back of the Farmers Bank on Main Street (now the Rusty Spur Saloon).

Its collection consisted of books, circulars and catalogs of interest to Scottsdale area farmers; a home economics section catered to families. Although this library’s closure date is not recorded, the bank closed during the Depression-era national “bank holiday” in 1933.

• The Woman’s Club of Scottsdale organized in 1921, with six women attending the first meeting at the home of first president and artist Garnet Davy Grosse.

• The Walter Donn Ranch hosted Scottsdale’s annual Harvest Home event, encouraging parents and teachers to get to know each other.

• In 1921 Samuel and Mary Jolly had moved from Missouri for the health of their 6-monthold daughter Dora. They settled on 45 acres

E.O. Brown and partners operated a large cattle ranch north of Scottsdale from 1916 through the 1940s. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

north of Scottsdale, now the McCormickStillman Railroad Park site, and raised a few cows and chickens on land. They raised their three daughters on the Jolly Ranch, Marie, Dora and Rosemary, who all attended school in Scottsdale. In 1941, Mrs. Jolly sold the land to retired chemist Merle Cheney for $5,500. He, in turn, sold the site to Anne and Fowler McCormick, who gifted it to the city of Scottsdale in 1967 for a future park.

• Scottsdale Blues men’s athletic club played baseball against other area teams. An allfemale Scottsdale Reds baseball team also played other area teams throughout the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s.

During the 1920s, cotton was a major contributor to Scottsdale’s economy; a cotton gin was located on Second Street at Brown Avenue.

(Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

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• The Salt River Valley Water Users Association sponsored members of the Yaqui Indian tribe from Mexico to come to work on the canals, starting in 1922. The men and their families settled in a work camp near what is today the Paiute Neighborhood Center.

• Scottsdale’s first newspaper, the Scottsdale Bulletin, was published by playwright Roy George. Scottsdale was also served by the Arizona Republican, published by Dwight Heard and by Arizona — The State Magazine (1922 issues featured Scottsdale area date and citrus growers).

• Byer’s Market opened on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street in 1922. Mr. Byer’s clerk, Earl Shipp, eventually bought the market, which became the longstanding Earl’s Market.

• L.D. DuRoss became Scottsdale’s first school superintendent. He led the transition from the all-class Scottsdale Grammar School to the opening of Scottsdale High School for the 1922-23 school year. Scottsdale High School opened on the north side of Indian School, east of Scottsdale Road and the original Chaplain Winfield and Helen Scott homestead. Charles Miller donated the land.

Class of 1923 had three graduates, including Miller’s son and daughter Murle and Bill.

Adult education classes — in home economics and agriculture — were offered at the new Scottsdale High School. Scottsdale High closed in 1983 and was torn down in 1991-92.

• Clara Boyer (Beauchamp) opened the Scottsdale Café in 1922. Modest farm families did not eat out very often, but this marked the beginning of Scottsdale’s restaurant industry.

• Under the auspices of the federal gov-

REMEMBER When ernment, the Colorado River Compact set up future allocations of Colorado River water to the Upper and Lower Basin states. This 1922 measure was the start of the Central Arizona Project, which began providing water to Scottsdale in the mid-1980s.

• Local radio broadcasting began in June 1922 when KFAD (now KTAR) and DDYW (now KOY) went on the air.

• Maricopa County established a voting precinct and justice court in Scottsdale, giving the area its first official recognition before our incorporation in June 1951. The first justice of the peace was William Kimsey.

• From the January 23, 1922, Arizona Republican: “The new gold camp of Bowlder (sic) Pass, located 16 miles north of Scottsdale, is booming according to the report of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson of this district who visit it Sunday. A force of 20 men are working the mine under the supervision of Mr. Bunch. Several new bunk houses have been put up and a new restaurant started. The ore is showing a large percentage of free gold and the district has the making of a large gold camp. The camp makes a pleasant drive from Phoenix and is interesting when one visits it and a good meal can be secured there.”

• Among the who’s who of who was in 1922 Scottsdale: entrepreneur/rancher E.O. Brown, JP William Kimsey (and his wife Elizabeth), entrepreneur/farmer Charles Miller, former

The McComb Brothers operated a general merchandise store on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street in the 1920s. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

Edward and Mary Graves welcomed winter visitors to Graves Guest Ranch on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian School roads. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

U.S. Vice President Thomas Marshall and his wife Lois Kimsey Marshall, midwife Lorene Steiner, new postmaster and WWI veteran J.L Conrad, school principal/superintendent DuRoss, service station operator Mort Kimsey (and future mayor, 1958-62), guest ranch operators Edward and Mary Graves, Tomas and Cecelia Corral, hotelier Ralph Murphy, citrus farmer T.S. Bishop, farmer Walter Donn, guest cottage owners Joseph and Lotta Sidell, ranchers the Coldwells, ranchers the Demarbiex and others.

• Scottsdale residents had to go to Phoenix to see a doctor or enter a hospital, to see a movie or visit a major department store. They

enjoyed outings to Tempe Beach, the Riverside Ballroom, the Hole in the Rock at Papago Park and picnics at Pinnacle Peak.

• All was not perfect in the Salt River Valley of 1922. There were Ku Klux Klan rallies (even in Papago Park), and discrimination and segregation existed. Diseases like tuberculosis and the flu plagued and claimed residents.

Prohibition created illegal alcohol making, bootleggers and speakeasies. And before the invention of air-conditioning, many places were still hot despite the use of “swamp coolers.”

• Although Scottsdale was relatively crime free, there was the occasional mishap. From the January 9, 1922, Arizona Republican: “One or more professional yeggs blew up the safe at the general store of E. O. Brown at Scottsdale about 1:15 a.m. Friday … and upon opening the store Saturday morning the heavy door of the safe was found on the floor. … The yeggs had used gloves so as to leave no finger prints and nitroglycerine was used to blow the door off. … They broke open the deposit boxes and took the contents to the store room of the building where they examined them, leaving all checks and papers that might cause them trouble later. About $200 in cash was secured and $250 in liberty bonds.”

At least one member of the Greatest Generation, born in 1922, came to Scottsdale in 1961 and made a huge impact — Jane Rau. She was one of the early and most ardent champions of saving the mountains and desert by creating the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, and we wish her a happy 100th birthday during 2022. 

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APRIL 2022 Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA

ARIES 3/21-4/20 April’s showers may be more like a consistent tsunami of world events that will affect your work or industry. Clear any outdated methods or contacts. The new moon in your own sign on April 1 may force you to act.

Focus on your financial status. Work on your own the week of April 18 and going forward.

Personal power days: April 1, April 2, April 28 and April 29 TAURUS 4/21-5/20 Every planet in our solar system is in forward motion this month, except Pluto. That means there are constant changes that require quick reactions. April requires a reality check.

Inflation is here to stay. November introduces incredible financial return.

Personal power days: April 3, April 4 and April 30 GEMINI 5/21-6/21 You adjust to this “perfect storm,” bringing dramatic endings and nonnegotiable changes.

Take care of tasks. Compromise may be needed by the full moon on April 16. Don’t make promises you can’t keep.

Personal power days: April 5, April 6 and April 7 CANCER 6/22-7/22 This month’s planets are moving direct.

It does not happen often, causing extreme anxiety about the world government. The end of the month, April 30, introduces this year’s eclipse season of April and May. Home and family are your riches. Hold on to them.

Expect day-to-day events to be unpredictable and demanding.

Personal power days: April 8 and April 9 LEO 7/23-8/22 The sun resides in the war sign of Aries until April 19. This month highlights foreign affairs, sanctions, travel principles and war.

Travel issues and business require creativity.

Inflation continues to show its ugly head.

Forget that Rolls-Royce order. Supplies like food will be costly. “Quality not quantity” theory comes into play. It’s only money.

Personal power days: April 10, April 11 and April 12 VIRGO 8/23-9/22 Address pending projects. It’s important to note that this time — April 1 to May 9 — the planets marching forward in unison allows you to progress and get things done.

Underline April 20; that’s the day you’re going to organize and get things done.

Personal power days: April 13 and April 14 LIBRA 9/23-10/23 The sun in the sign of aggressive Aries until midmonth. World affairs will be challenging. “Compromise” is the keyword for the beginning of the month. Rethink your options. You have no problem making concessions in the economic changes. Air signs fair well these next years, but April can be a bit edgy from April 1 to April 11, or April 27.

Personal power days: April 16 and April 17 SCORPIO 10/24-11/21 Anything can happen — and will it?

The planets marching in unison during the month will give a sense of power and strength. Take control and work things out on your own. Take time to trust your instincts.

You need an inner talk with Mars. Look forward to a personal game-changer in May. Despite the current world crises, you can gain control and work things out.

Personal power days: April 18 and April 19 SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21 When destiny calls, as it is now, answer in some manner. Expect restrictions, limitations

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and necessities to be no longer in production or available. Principles, ethics and freedoms are questioned. This month paints a changing world landscape called evolution. Local and world crises are concerns. How does this affect you personally and professionally?

Establish options and start working on them.

Underline April 1 to April 16.

Personal power days: April 19 and April 20 CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 The planets in retrograde will not slow you down. Complete projects this month and be ready to sign on the dotted line next month. Your determination is paying off this year. Capricorns are late bloomers. Success takes longer to achieve. Take it easy, relax and work on relationships. Pisces favors the arts.

Personal power days: April 21 and April 22 AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 You are in rare form this month. The moving planets motivate you to make those calls and take risks. You’ll alter your life in the next six months. There are serious subjects to consider in April. There are some happy days ahead, despite surrounding world crises, as military tensions escalate.

Attend networking events.

Personal power days: April 23 and April 24 PISCES 2/19-3/20 You need not let others or surrounding conditions hold you back. This is a lucky month. Once Jupiter joins your sign on April 15, many doors will open. Your selfconfidence returns as you move out of your comfort zone the last half of the month. The creative arts will return and can be healing.

So, enjoy the gifts they offer.

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