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All seven Scottsdale City Council candidates in the Aug. 2 election will appear in person for the forum.

The event will give voters a chance to hear the candidates’ views on issues of local importance.

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10 Grounded

22 C2 Tactical to ‘C2 Practical’

Plane owners fume over eviction notices

Pure Health

Scottsdale firing range business hosts Realtor safety courses

17 A Beacon of Hope

Sierra Tucson brings programming to Scottsdale

The Studio’s Himalayan salt cave improves well-being

25 Rapid Expansion

Whiz Kidz Preschool opens 2nd Scottsdale location

20 Pure Health

The Studio’s Himalayan salt cave improves well-being

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Sierra Tucson brings programming to Scottsdale

27 Drink Green?

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These wines are sustainable and sensational

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Monica Clayborn is the regional director of outpatient services at Sierra at Scottsdale. (Brittany Lorraine/Submitted)

14 Red, White and Cool Scottsdale 4th returns to WestWorld

29 From Hearth to Plate Etta makes its Scottsdale Quarter debut

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NotMYkid hosted the sold-out All that Glitters Gala on April 29 at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch and raised $900,000.

The funds will be used to help the nonprofit’s recent expansion of prevention and behavioral health services that now includes outpatient treatment and peer support services to help youth and young adults at its new well-being campus and in partnership with schools throughout Arizona.

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AIRPARK BusinessNews Gina McKinley earns international recognition

Gina McKinley with RE/MAX Fine Properties in Scottsdale earned The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s Million Dollar Guild recognition for experience, knowledge and expertise in million-dollar and above residential properties.

McKinley is a certified luxury home marketing specialist who completed the institute’s training.

“Agents who have earned the guild recognition are performing at the highest level in their community,” says Diane Hartley, president of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. “It takes a superior level of

service to be successful and consistently close sales at or above $1 million. We want to recognize this performance and give these elite professionals the earned distinction that they are the agent of choice for affluent buyers and sellers.”

The specialized training and ongoing membership with The Institute affords McKinley the knowledge and tools to better serve affluent clients.

“Serving my clients' needs and negotiating for their best interests is my highest priority,” McKinley says. “I firmly believe that education is one of the ways I can better

Bar association holds elections, CLE The Scottsdale Bar Association recently elected new officers and directors for the 2022-2023 term, which began April 1.

The officers are President Ryan W. Cummings, Vice President Lori Metcalf, Secretary Grant Boland and Treasurer Erica Padish Hoebing.

The directors are immediate past President James E. Padish, Donald Alvarez,

Wendy Anderson, Charles R. Berry, Paul Dowdell, David A. Fitzgerald, Stephen Kupiszewski, Mark Lasee, Tricia Schafer, David Schmidt and Katrina Vitale.

Ex-officio members are Kevin Estevez, Lance S. Davidson, Carolyn Goldman, Perry L. Goorman, Monica K. Lindstrom and Paige A. Martin.

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AIRPARK BusinessNews Scottsdale association endorses candidates

A committee for the Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors recently spoke with candidates currently running for local public office in three of the four communities the association serves.

“We feel strongly about being engaged in local elections and vetting candidates in thoughtful and measured ways,” Scottsdale Realtors 2022 President Sandy Lunsford says.

“Our candidate review committee members dedicated hours of their time in preparation for and during two days’ worth of in-person interviews.”

The committee endorsed thirteen “Realtor Champions” based on experience, knowl-

edge, voting record, vision, goals, and how each candidate aligned with the association’s policy platform.

After the interviews, the committee’s recommended endorsements were approved by the association’s board of directors: • Fountain Hills Town Council endorsees are Hannah Toth, Brenda Kalivianakis and Allen Skillicorn. The committee chose not to make a mayoral endorsement.

• Carefree endorsees are John Crane for mayor; Vince D’Aliesio, Tony Geiger, Michael Johnson and Cheryl Kroyer for town council.

• Cave Creek endorsees are Bob Morris

for mayor; Tom Augherton, Ernie Bunch, Kathryn Royer and Ron Sova for town council.

Interviews for the city of Scottsdale council races will be held after the primary field narrows in advance of the general election this November.

Scottsdale Realtors encourages registered voters to make their mark during the August 2 statewide primary election.

The last day to register to vote is midnight July 5, and the first day to cast an early ballot is July 6. The last day to request a mail-in ballot is July 22, and the last day to mail in ballots is July 26.

Meritage Homes extends partnership with Operation Homefront

Homebuilder Meritage Homes has renewed and extended its partnership with Operation Homefront.

Together, the organizations will place three military families into new, mortgage-free and energy-efficient Meritage homes in the Houston, Nashville and Tucson metro areas.

This is the ninth year Meritage Homes has built and donated homes to Operation Homefront through the Permanent Homes for Veterans program. In total, the company will have donated 17 homes to military families once these houses are completed later this year.

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The developments are: • Houston: The 1,800-plus-square-foot, three-bedroom is south of metro Houston in the Sierra Vista community — near a new community recreation center, with fitness classes, youth sports and a swimming pool.

• Nashville: The 1,800-plus-square-foot, four-bedroom is a short drive from downtown Nashville in the Waltons Grove community — featuring a community pool, playground and cabana.

• Tucson: The nearly 2,400-square-foot, four-bedroom is south of Tucson in the Entrada del Rio community — offering familyfriendly amenities, such as a community pool, playground and cabana.

“We are honored, once again, to support the Permanent Homes for Veterans program this year. We appreciate the numerous vendors that will donate their time and materials to make these homes a reality,” says Phillippe Lord, CEO of Meritage Homes. “We recognize the sacrifice military families make and the importance of having a house to come home to following their service. This hits especially close to home for all of the veterans we have working across the organization who understand the assistance needed to transition back to civilian life. We are immensely proud to continue to champion Operation Homefront’s mission and provide three families the opportunity to have a safe, stable and healthy home.”

The Permanent Homes for Veterans program has placed more than 700 military families in mortgage-free homes and deeded over $96 million in home equity since 2012. Operation Homefront will select the recipients for all three new homes, and keys will be presented to the families ahead of Veterans Day. “We are deeply grateful to Phillippe Lord and the entire Meritage Homes team for their very generous gift of three homes for our highly valued Permanent Homes for Veterans program,” says Brig.

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Scottsdale dentist Dr. Chris Winterholler loves flying his airplane, but now he has to find a new place to park it after he and 78 other plane owners were evicted from Scottsdale Airport tie-downs.

(J. Graber/Scottsdale Airpark News Staff)

Plane owners fume over eviction notices

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By J. Graber r. Chris Winterholler loves flying his Cirrus SR20 airplane.

“I’d rather do this than anything else,” Winterholler says while checking the gauges on the plane as he prepares for takeoff. “I just think it’s a blast every time I go somewhere.”

It’s not just about fun, though. The Scottsdale dentist owns a practice here and another in Payson.

“I’m the only dental office in Payson that can do advanced dental procedures,” he says.

So, twice a week, he flies to Payson to care for patients. The 20-minute trip is significantly shorter than the 90-minute drive.

“If you think of the time I’ve saved since I owned this plane in terms of being able to do business and have a life, it’s substantial,” Winterholler says.

He’s been flying in and out of the Scottsdale Airport since he bought the plane 17 years ago, but that’s about to change.

He received an eviction notice December 1 saying he would have to be out of the shaded tie-down where he stored his plane by April 1.

Since then, he’s been tying down his plane in the airport’s transient parking while he waits for a parking spot at another local airport.

He’s not alone.

At least 78 plane owners who park their

aircraft at what was known as the Greenway Shades area of the airport received eviction Dr. Chris Winterholler notices.

Jet Aviation, a fixed-base has owned his plane for 17 years. (J.Graber/Scottsdale operator at the airport that Airpark News Staff) owned the leases, canceled them and demolished the which says governmental agencies in Arizona site to make room for new facilities, including 30,000 square feet of hangar cannot “give or loan its credit in the aid of, or space, 13,000 square feet of office and lobby make any donation or grant, by subsidy or space, and 200,000 square feet of private ramp. otherwise, to any individual, association or Jet Aviation is building what it called a corporation.”

In other words, taxpayer assets cannot “customer flagship facility” in Scottsdale.

“This is part of our commitment to Scotts- be used to profit a private individual or dale: to continue to grow and invest in this key organization.

By allowing Jet Aviation to terminate the market, expanding our offering to better serve our customers here and around the world,” leases for the 78 plane storage units early, the city gave Jet Aviation what amounts to a gift, says Elouise Dalli, company spokesperson.

Founded in 1967, Jet Aviation provides according to the lawsuit.

The city claims the situation does not business aviation services in 50 countries.

The Basel, Switzerland-based company is a constitute a breach of the gift clause for several reasons, according to court documents. subsidiary of General Dynamics.

First, the lease Jet Aviation has for the Its lease cancellations have angered many of the displaced plane owners, who formed a property was preliminary in nature and group called Save Scottsdale General Aviation, subject to change. Second, the city did not so much that they hired an attorney and sued spend any money, as the T hangars and shaded tie-downs in Greenway Shades were past their the airport and Jet Aviation.

At the crux of their complaint is the claim age of usefulness. Finally, the city is getting far that the city violated the state’s gift clause, …continues on page 12

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AIRPARK Buzz Continued from page 10 more in return for the new lease agreement than what it’s giving away.

In return for the outdated T hangars and shaded tie-downs, the city is getting a new conventional hangar, auxiliary terminal building, automobile parking, and apron that provides an off-site value to the city in terms of an access easement valued at approximately $647,000. It also provides paving and other improvements to the taxiways valued at $2.6 million, the city’s response to the suit states.

In the meantime, according to court documents, Jet Aviation is claiming the gift clause is irrelevant because taxpayer money is not used at the airport. The airport runs on user fees, not taxpayer money, Jet Aviation asserts.

It also supports the city’s argument Scottsdale spent nothing in the transaction of granting the land to Jet Aviation because the T hangars and shaded tie-downs are past their date of usefulness.

John Washington, a spokesman for the Save Scottsdale General Aviation, says he figures the city simply does not want to deal with 78 plane owners and prefers to simply streamline the process.

On the other hand, Winterholler figures the reason the city is allowing Jet Aviation to

terminate the leases is financial. The airport gets 10 cents per gallon of fuel dispensed at the airport in what’s called a “flowage charge.”

Jets use more fuel than the piston-powered planes stored at the Greenway Shades, so the city stands to make substantially more money from jets using that property, Winterholler says.

Airport and city officials are not commenting on the suit or the plane owners’ complaints.

“The city has not seen any complaints, so we can’t really comment on it,” says Sarah Ferrara, airport spokeswoman.

Dalli calls the situation unfortunate and says the company is working with displaced pilots to help them relocate their planes.

“Some examples include reserving six box hangars to accommodate some 18 to 20 aircraft, providing extra notice period to allow alternative plans to be made, allowing customers to terminate leases early without penalty or typical notice, and not charging rent upon formal termination notice,” she says.

“As shared, it is regrettable that this development entailed demolition, but we are committed to working closely with the impacted customers.”

City officials like to brag that Scottsdale has the world’s fourth-busiest airport for business

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departures.

“WingX, which tracks business aviation flight activity globally, shows Scottsdale Airport just below Palm Beach International, Teterboro and Miami-Opa Locka executive airports through February 14, outshining 2021 numbers by 39%,” the airport’s website reads.

Winterholler suggests such boasts point to a fundamental shift in the airport’s operation, as general aviation pilots like him are getting pushed out to make room for more lucrative business jets.

He doesn’t blame Jet Aviation or the airport for expanding its business.

“I’m an ultra capitalist,” Winterholler says.

He just wishes they made accommodations for the general aviation pilots, too.

Save Scottsdale General Aviation also plans to file a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration against the airport based on a $15.5 million grant the airport received for runway improvements.

In doing so, airport officials must keep the nature of the airport intact, according to Winterholler, and by eliminating general aviation, the airport’s mission as stated in the grant application fundamentally changed.

The airport either needs to give the money back or make space for general aviation, he says. 

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After a jam-packed day of events and entertainment inside of WestWorld, the festivities will move outdoors as one of the state’s largest fireworks displays lights up the Scottsdale sky.

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By Alex Gallagher early nine years ago, Kerry Dunne was dumbfounded that Scottsdale didn’t have a Fourth of July fireworks show.

Alarmed by this, Dunne — who is one of the principals at R Entertainment — put on the grand celebration now known as Scottsdale 4th at WestWorld.

After two years of scaling back the event, Dunne is bringing it back full force with activities, entertainment and food and is capping it off with one of the state’s largest fireworks displays.

“I’ve been producing Fourth of Julys for over 30 years, and this is my favorite because no matter what it is, if there’s a monsoon or if it’s 114 degrees, we’re inside, where it’s 76 degrees,” Dunne says.

This year ’s events lineup is highlighted by America’s Got Talent: Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show; performances by characters from the feature film “Encanto,” including Mirabel, Isabela, Luisa, Dolores, Pepa, Félix and Camilo, singing songs including “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”; and a plethora of family games like water balloon tossing, cakewalk, and learning how to do the cha-cha slide and the chicken dance.

However, a big event returning to one of Scottsdale 4th’s entertainment zones and recapturing the spirit of The West’s Most Western Town is the return of Rodeo Arizona after a two-year lapse.

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Scottsdale 4th returns for a ninth year, bringing an exciting evening of fun and events for the whole family.

“We’ve done rodeos for seven years,” Dunne says. “We haven’t done in the last two years, because we weren’t able to.

But we just wanted to concentrate on bringing the bull-riding show back because it’s everybody’s favorite.”

The event’s highest registration numbers are from mutton riding — during which children ages 4 to 7 vie to ride a sheep the longest. Dunne, speaking for himself, is excited to unleash the Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show.

“Mayor (Ortega) was telling us about a new dog park that the city was building, and we thought, ‘How can we use our platform to do something cool?’” Dunne says. “We have worked with this canine show in the past, so we thought, ‘Wow, let’s

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Dunne is also excited to bring back the Parade of Heroes — which recognizes patrons across six categories: safety, fire safety, neighborhoods, veterans, health care and community.

“We saw so many heroes in our community during COVID that we thought, ‘We needed to use our platform for something other than just shooting off fireworks,’” Dunne says. “We thought if we could honor some of these amazing people in our community, we want to give them a little bit extra love. We had six amazing people last year who we honored, and I’m sure the committee will come up with some amazing people again this year.”

At 8:30 p.m., the party will make its way outside as Scottsdale 4th pays homage to the nation by painting the sky in front of the McDowell Mountains with For the event, patrons have several ticket levels explosions of color. from which to choose. Dunne promises that guests will have the chance to experience something new.

“They will get to experience something that they’ve never that are now ingrained in every child’s memory,” he says. “We seen before, whether it’s a bull-riding rodeo, a dog walking a just want to take away that this was a great day for our country, tightrope, or listening to the cast of ‘Encanto’ sing the songs and we’re hoping this will be a great day for the family.” 

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Monica Clayborn is the regional director of outpatient services at Sierra at Scottsdale.

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ith mental health issues on the rise, Sierra Tucson Group is carrying its longstanding legacy of clinical and medical expertise to the Valley.

Sierra at Scottsdale Outpatient Care at 8035 N. 85th Way brings hope, according to Monica Clayborn, the regional director of outpatient services.

“Life and treatment can exist in unison, and there is no better place to do that than Sierra at Scottsdale,” Clayborn says.

The strictly outpatient clinic serves adults ages 18 and older who have been struggling with anxiety, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, depression and other mental health concerns, along with those who have co-occurring substance use disorders.

The Tucson location has all levels of care: a subacute inpatient hospital, residential treatment center and the brand’s first outpatient center that opened in 2019.

“Outpatient is relatively new for Sierra Tucson,” she says. “The goal is to expand the Sierra Tucson model to other cities. The residents come from around the world; that’s why we’re expanding to other cities.”

The Scottsdale clinic’s core beliefs mirror the Sierra Tucson model of treatment, which calls for a holistic view of care — not just the symptoms but the underlying concerns with Western and Eastern modalities.

“Sometimes we get clients who have successfully completed the program and they have identified early on that they’re in the spiraling

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process, and they reach out to someone to get back on track,” Clayborn says.

“They come back for maintenance, which is important, too.”

Adults who receive outpatient treatment at Sierra at Scottsdale participate in a variety of evidence-based, research-backed therapeutic interventions provided by behavioral health experts.

Each client receives a personalized care plan that reflects their current medical needs and short- and longterm goals. The average length of stay in outpatient programs depends on the progress each individual makes throughout the course of treatment.

Sierra at Scottsdale offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

Clients in the partial hospitalization program participate in programming from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays to Friday, with lunch provided.

The average stay is two to three weeks, with treatments like medication management services, daily group therapy, weekly individual therapy, weekly experiential therapy and family therapy, if requested.

The intensive outpatient program is 9 a.m. to noon Mondays to Thursdays, with an average stay of four to six weeks.

Intensive outpatient programming includes individual therapy session every other week, along with three hours of group therapy daily.

Clients can enter either level directly or as a step down from a higher level of care.

Depending on patients’ needs, they may receive care at one or both levels.

“Partial hospitalization p ro g r a m m i n g i s a m o re structured environment and provides more support than the intensive hospitalization

programming,” Clayborn says.

“It’s like a pyramid setup. At the very top of the pyramid is where you have your more intensive level of care — inpatient or residential treatment center.

“The step down is partial hospitalization programming, intensive outpatient programming and then outpatient traditional therapy and community support systems. You start at the top with the most intense programming for those needing

Sierra at Scottsdale serves adults struggling with mental health concerns.

Pictured is Monica Clayborn, the regional director of outpatient services.

(Brittany Lorraine/Submitted)

the most support.”

Sierra Tucson and Sierra at Scottsdale offer free assessment and take out-of-network insurance, as they’re not in network yet.

Clayborn describes Sierra Tucson’s clients as primarily from the United States, but there is a relationship with the United Kingdom.

“Sometimes Sierra Tucson clients, who come from all over, don’t want to go home just yet,” Clayborn says.

“They step down and stay at the Tucson outpatient clinic, as opposed to going home for continued support. It’s nice that we were able to open the doors to other outpatient centers and offer different outpatient

treatment options in other cities.”

Sierra Tucson’s reputation preceded itself. Clayborn says the organization is focused on innovation and seeks ways to incorporate effective and new treatment modalities for clients.

“We’re not set in our ways,” she says.

“If there are new services we want to add, we can and we stick with it. We’re always looking for new treatment modalities for clients. It’s important to always be innovative.”

Clayborn adds that Chief Executive Officer Dr. Valerie M. Kading has seen an uptick in maternal mental health, eating disorders and trauma.

“More than ever, Sierra Tucson is com-

mitted to our Arizona community and the mental health and substance abuse challenges we have faced from the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kading says.

She is looking to expand maternal mental health services to all of its outpatient centers.

“We definitely see a huge need for that,” Clayborn says. 

Sierra at Scottsdale 8035 N. 85th Way, Scottsdale 1-888-391-0284 sierrascottsdale.com

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Pure Health The Studio’s Himalayan salt cave improves well-being

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

he mother-daughter team of Monica and Alana Samuels longed to promote wellness, so they founded The Studio @ QQH, a community space in their Quasar Quantum Healing in Scottsdale.

The Studio includes a large Himalayan salt cave that creates a spa-like ambiance and releases negative ions promoting respiratory health, stimulating energy and purified air.

“The studio’s great,” says Alana, who grew up in Ahwatukee. “It’s a rental studio with a very unique feature of the Himalayan salt save. It’s part of the studio. The benefits of the Himalayan salt cave extend into the studio. The negative ions, which are energizing, filter the air. It’s really good for your respiratory system.”

Its hypoallergenic cork flooring was imported from Lisbon and encounter a labyrinth — located in front of the building used for walking meditation, fire ceremonies, full moon ceremonies and other spiritual practices.

The Studio is a space for teachers and advocates of wellness to use for wellness classes, such as yoga and meditation and club meetings.

“We offer facilitators and teachers the chance to host events there,” Alana says.

“We host yoga, breath work, sound baths and reiki sessions. Those are the wellness classes. Then we have more private events. If someone wants to host something personal, something for their business, team bonding or whatever, they can do so.”

Private event packages are also available for bachelorette parties, team bonding and other occasions.

The center also offers salt therapy packages for days when there are no classes so clients can sit in the salt cave by themselves.

Those renting out the space can expect to pay $95 per hour.

Along with health benefits like the Himalayan salt cave and cork flooring, The

Alana Samuels is a 2021 ASU graduate with a psychology degree. (Dennis Murphy/Submitted) Studio offers smart TVs for presentations or music, paneled windows, yoga mats, blankets pillows and blocks, anti-gravity chairs, meditation rounds, wire baskets and storage cubbies. The space is an ideal backdrop for

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instructors offering virtual classes.

The 226-square-foot studio can comfortably fit 15 people for a yoga class and a maximum of 30 people for classes not requiring a mat.

The Studio includes a large Himalayan salt cave that creates a spa-like ambiance and releases negative ions promoting respiratory health, stimulating energy and purified air.

Monica is the brainchild behind Quasar Quantum Healing; however, it’s a family business.

“She started the wellness center with technology means to heal the body at the cellular level,” says Alana of Chandler.

“She wanted to extend the holistic wellness idea and bring in yoga. We were also interested in the Himalayan salt cave.”

A 2021 ASU graduate with a psychology degree, Alana is a registered yoga teacher.

Her mom recruited her to help manage the studio.

“I’ve always been in the wellness field,” she says.

“I’ve been doing yoga for five-plus years.

She wanted me to tag along and help build up the studio. She’s been really busy with the wellness center side.”

Monica, a Paradise Valley resident, has a degree in broadcast communications from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

“She’s worked in all types of industries, from fashion to making commercials,” Alana says. “This is her newest endeavor.

She started the center because we had personal experience with a family member, who recovered from a lot of physical and mental ailments with (modalities) we have at the center.”

Monica wanted to help other families going through the same thing.

“Salt therapy is good for physical and

emotional well-being,” Alana says.

“There is an energizing factor to Himalayan salt. It helps with depression by elevating mood. It’s really good for respiratory health. It purifies the air of toxins. You breathe really, really pure air.

It extends to the studio, too.”

When Monica was seeking a building, she found the Monica Samuels is the brainchild behind Quasar perfect place in the Airpark.

Quantum Healing; however, it's a family business “My mother wanted to with her daughter Alana. (Dennis Murphy/Submitted) have her center at a place where she thought she would get the right clientele, and health and wellness until something is wrong North Scottsdale was the right place for that,” instead of focusing on prevention. Our intenAlana says. tion at QQYF is to interrupt this cycle and “She found a beautiful building that’s part teach the importance of health and wellness of the Scottsdale Airpark. We could advertise at a young stage of life so that individuals can to people who go in and out of the Airpark carry this lesson into future stages.” a lot. People who travel a lot need healing The goal is to raise enough money to offer technology.” its services to at least 10 children through There’s a nonprofit side to it as well. The partial or full scholarships.  Quasar Quantum Youth Fund helps children ages 10 to 18 years old, especially those afQuasar Quantum Healing and fected by mental illness, trauma or addiction.

The Studio @ QQH The nonprofit was created out of personal 14809 N. 73rd Street, Scottsdale experience.

480-460-1728 “Leading a healthy and mindful life is quasarquantumhealing.com something that everyone should strive for, info@quasarquantumhealing.com even as young as 10,” Alana says. quasarquantumyouthfund.org “As a society, we tend to ignore our own JUNE 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /

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C2 Tactical to ‘C2 Practical’ Scottsdale firing range business hosts Realtor safety courses

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By Jordan Rogers

he housing market, both locally and country-wide, is in flux, and real estate is a career path vastly growing in popularity.

C2 Tactical, a local retail sporting goods store, is offering a Realtor safety course that helps real estate agents learn general awareness as it pertains to being able to defend themselves in the event

of an attempted attack on the job.

One of the 27 training courses C2 provides, the realtor safety course covers a variety of action items — situational awareness, basic preparedness, understanding the realities of being a truly targeted population as it pertains to the average person, and learning a protective skill set.

Reports show that during the pandemic, real estate agents have grown in number by 60%, putting thousands of new housing professionals on the market.

“That population alone has increased, so we just want to provide that service and the knowledge, and they can take away from it what they want,” says Vincent PerezMazzola, director of training for C2 Tactical.

Despite the courses’ pandemic break,

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they have come back strong. Managing member Vincent Vasquez says he’s seen courses reach up to the mid-40s in participants.

“We try and look for new product offerings when it comes to delivering service and education to our customers,” Vasquez says.

“I would say we’re always trying to find new stuff to deliver. (We thought) it would be nice to offer a class like that, a real estate safety class, just to give people a general awareness of things that they should do.”

The consensus from participants has been that of surprise. Vasquez says many of the participants learn something in the course that they hadn’t even thought of prior to taking it.

“As far as interacting with people, I think

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they have one of the most challenging jobs because they have to interact with random strangers almost all the time,” Vasquez says. “I think it’s a very challenging job. Because most of us don’t have that random life interaction.”

Perez-Mazzola stresses women need to be careful.

“There’s been some stories for years about women being assaulted –- particularly at open houses,” he says. “It really would be a perfect spot. They can get relatively physically close to strangers, they’re in an isolated place that they’re not familiar with, so you could get caught in a spot that’s not the best.”

Realtor Anita Kegler thinks that what C2 is doing is a great thing and something that is of need in the Valley.

“It’s very important to be able to defend ourselves,” Kegler says. “Just the awareness of it by a woman or a man attending a class, and then bringing this awareness with them when they’re at the grocery store or at an open house, I just think it’s fantastic.”

The course’s key action items are personal awareness when hosting open homes, house security and awareness items to pass along to potential buyers and sellers, use of self-defense options and available tools, and less-than-lethal defensive techniques and items you can carry with you.

For Vasquez, awareness is the key in defending oneself.

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“I think it’s really about awareness,” he says. “I think that is the key element that we try and have people take away from it. Are you aware of your surroundings? Are you aware of the people that you interact with and the proximity that they are? Are you aware of the things that you’re carrying in your vehicle?”

Perez-Mazzola says knowledge is the key to learning defense techniques.

“There’s a reality that truly being able to defend yourself takes skills and takes ability and time,” Perez-Mazzola says.

“People don’t get a black belt overnight; it takes years to do that. It’s why avoidance and awareness skills which can be done immediately within an hour and it not physically being challenging or difficult to train is so much more important than any of the hard skills.”

Speaking of black belts, Kegler has one.

She is trained to the highest level of goju ryu karate. When she switched careers from an IT manager to real estate seven years ago, the reports of violence didn’t deter her, but she says having that training is certainly helpful.

“We are out there all the time; we get calls from people we don’t know quite often asking us to show a home,” Kegler says. “Sometimes we’re at open houses and we may or may not be there by ourselves and we have strangers walking in and out

of the home.

“That makes us a target, and our business cards have our phone number and our pictures on them. For anybody –- man or woman –- that can make you a target.”

With the training she’s armed with, Kegler suggests others follow suit.

“I’ve had many, many years of training, so I naturally take precautions that other people don’t,” she says. “When I was told C2 Tactical was going to be doing classes for Realtors, I thought it was a fantastic idea.”

In the courses, Perez-Mazzola teaches that if violence can be predictable then it can be avoided. Everyone must be aware of their surroundings and think about their next steps.

“What’s worse than not surviving a situation is, is surviving it and being scarred for life because you made some bad choices,” he says. “We want people to survive spiritually, emotionally, financially, psychologically, legally; it’s not just about not getting hurt.

“There’s a lot to it out there. In Arizona, if you use physical force or lethal force improperly, even if you’re the good guy, you become the bad guy really quickly.”

Realtor violence was a hands-off subject at one point. Now it’s a mainstream topic.

“Most people have no real threat against them; they just don’t,” Perez-Mazzola says.

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“Being in a deadly force encounter is like being attacked by a shark, but these people are potentially targeted. For years it was a hush, hush thing. Nobody really wanted to talk about it. If it was mentioned to a broker, he or she would back off and say, ‘Oh no, no, our people are fine.’

“That was mainly because they didn’t want to take any responsibility for it and pay any money.”

The course has been popular since it started. Vasquez says his favorite part about the course is seeing the growth in knowledge among participants.

“Just seeing the light bulb of people realizing that there is opportunity for them to improve,” he says. “Whether that’s in their own personal safety, or their own personal security of information. Just a kind of, ‘That was really informative. That was really good. I’m glad I took that. I’m going to share that with my friends.’”

For those on the fence about taking the course, Vasquez says to consider it.

“It’s a couple hours out of your day,” he says. “It’s definitely worth your time to learn and think about your job from an outside perspective when it comes to your personal safety.”

Information on the realtor safety course can be found on C2 Tactical’s website at c2tactical.com. The course’s cost is $100. 

Whiz Kidz Preschool founder and CEO Martha Picciao will open her second Whiz Kidz Preschool in Scottsdale and the fifth in the Valley in June. (Submitted photo)

Rapid Expansion Whiz Kidz Preschool opens 2nd Scottsdale location

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By Alex Gallagher fter seeing its waitlist soar to nearly 50 families, creating a nearly yearlong backlog, Whiz Kidz Preschool founder/CEO Martha Picciao decided her best option to accommodate families seeking day care for children ages 5 and younger was to open a second facility in Scottsdale.

The new facility has a targeted opening date of June 6 and will open in the former 8,500-square-foot building that was home to Sunrise Preschool on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard for over a decade. It

can host about 180 students.

“Our Scottsdale location has been open for six years, and we’ve had a waitlist going for quite some time,” Picciao says.

After seeing a rebound in the wake of a 40% enrollment decline during the early days of the pandemic, Picciao quickly saw a surging demand as parents struggled to balance caring for a child while working from home.

“Our work-from-home parents ended up coming back once they realized how tough it was to get work done with little kids at home,” Picciao says.

Then came additional factors that

extended the waitlist to grow from six months to a year, depending on children’s age, which is a high demand for care of younger kids.

“The demand is exponential, and the younger they are, the longer the waitlist,” Picciao says. “Between other centers either being out or being understaffed, I’m assuming that’s why there’s such a demand.”

The demand eventually reached a point where Picciao felt it was time to begin looking for a second space.

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immediately let us know. We went and looked at it, and we decided to go for it,” she says.

Although she knew she needed space to accommodate more students, the facility had several factors that Picciao found appealing.

“The classrooms are spacious. They have great lighting and great access. It was built with children in mind, and it fits the bill for what we were looking to have in centers,” she says.

She also loved that the new space is a five-minute drive from Whiz Kidz Preschool’s existing Scottsdale location off Scottsdale Road and Cactus Road.

“Because we personally have a demand, it made sense that we could send overflow families to a new facility if it works for their commute,” Picciao says.

With the space procured, Picciao admits there were some major hurdles to clear in preparation for the June 6 opening.

“We’ve been lucky enough to gather some of the major furnishings, but the downside is that the cost of supplies like diapers, wipes, lunches and snacks has gone up,” she says. “For now, we’re making do and we’ve had to adjust.”

However, the thing she had the most trouble securing was a staff.

We not only want to offer the best care, but we also want to offer the best pay and benefits to our employees to attract that quality staff member.”

“As a caregiver and an entrepreneur, it is so hard for me to not be able to serve when there is a need,” Picciao says.

“When we saw this opportunity, we went back and forth about whether or not we would be able to staff it, but right now our biggest pinpoint is hiring.”

Picciao hopes to lure in as many as 20 employees by offering a base pay of between $15 to $20 an hour and benefits.

“We not only want to offer the best care, but we also want to offer the best pay and benefits to our employees to attract that quality staff member,” she says.

Picciao is looking for employees who have at least one year of paid experience in a child care facility and prefers that applicants have at least an associate degree in child development.

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staff ahead of an expected rush near the beginning of the school year in August.

“We figured giving ourselves a couple of months to get acclimated and get our bearings in place gave us time to grow slowly,” she says.

Picciao’s next goal is to get the staff trained on how to make kids feel at home while they are inside of a Whiz Kidz Preschool facility.

“Our biggest goal truly is to create a home away from home,” she says. “We want to have a safe and clean space with loving and caring staff and then offer hands-on learning in a fun environment.”

She has also expressed interest in expanding but cites the scorching real estate market as a challenge.

“We would like to open in other areas of the Valley, but with the market being as hot to find locations as it is a home, this seemed to be our only opportunity,” Picciao says. 

Whiz Kidz Preschool 11090 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale 480-999-0944 whizkidzpreschool.com.

FOOD & WINE

Drink

Green?

These wines are sustainable and sensational

By Alison Bailin Batz

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any wines have stickers on them lauding that they have been biodynamically farmed or are certified sustainable. But what does that mean? To hundreds of wineries across the West Coast, it means treating the land with respect and protecting our precious natural resources, be it water, soil or animal life nearby. Here are more than a dozen wines you can pick up right now whose vineyards go the extra mile to ensure the highest levels of love and respect for the air, land and water that contribute to the beauty in every bottle.

Vina Robles The Arborist 2019 Certainly, the flavors here work — think plum and chocolate with everso-slight notes of tobacco at the end. Beyond the tasting notes, you will

Eric Jensen founded Booker Wines. be tempted to buy a bottle or two of this varietal, as it is made in partnership with One Tree Planted. A portion of proceeds from every single bottle helps the organization plant trees. To date, The Arborist has resulted in almost 22,000 new trees in the United States. $18 Ultraviolet Wines Adelaida Mountain Sparkling Rosé A refreshing and floral sustainability pioneers. In fact, only 10% bottle of bubbles with notes of strawberry, raspberry and grape- of Adelaida’s 1,900 acres are planted to fruit zest, Ultraviolet Wines are made vineyards; more than 1,000 acres remain without any additives other than undeveloped and unfenced, for ecological sulfur and use natural corks that and wild animal habitat. $30 are recyclable and biodegradable.

2021 Vin de Porche Rosé $24.99 Perfectly named, this balanced spring stunner with just the right amount of Adelaida Rosé Perfectly pink with a hint acidity is made to be enjoyed outside on of strawberry punch, this in- the porch or, in the case of Arizona, perhaps toxicating blend of mourvedre, in the pool. This family-owned winery is grenache, cinsaut and counoise known for its organic farming and diligent comes from one of Paso Robles' water conversation. It was actually the JUNE 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /

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second California winery to achieve the honorable Napa Green certification all the way back in 2008 as well. $30 J. Lohr 2019 Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon Blackberry is the star of the show here, but with supporting aromas and flavors courtesy of red and black currants. J. Lohr is notable in that it operates the largest solar tracking array in the North American wine industry. The brand was awarded the 2020 Green Medal Leader Award and has achieved “Certified Sustainable” status for its vineyards each year since the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance first began certification in 2010. $35 Ehlers Estate2021 Sylviane Rosé Candied fruit and smoothing vanilla dominate the flavor notes here.

It is great chilled on its own as well as combined with fruit and brandy for a lovely summer sangria.

Every single bottle made at the vineyard, which is known for its composting and integration of livestock, is 100% organic and biodynamic by design. $38 Sebastiani Vineyards Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 This 81% cabernet sauvignon that has bits of syrah, petit verdot, merlot and petite sirah is rich and elegant with notes of cherry, strawberry preserves and even a touch of leather.

The vineyard focuses on soil management, uses natural fertilizers, composts at will, and proactively works directly with the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance to ensure all aspects of their business take the environment into account. $45 2019 Post & Beam Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley A joy on the nose and the palate, thanks to ample notes of raspberry and spice with just a hint of herbs, this vineyard is Napa Green Certified. Through this certification, all Post & Beam vineyards provide a pathway

J. Lohr 2019 Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon

for growers to improve soil health; become carbon neutral to negative; and increase the resilience of vineyards, businesses and the community near and far. $50 Quintessa 2020 Illumination Sauvignon Blanc Illuminating, indeed. This bright bottle, which legitimately looks like it glows, bursts with grapefruit, Meyer lemon and white peach in every sip.

The vineyard began focusing on putting green in its farming routine all the way back in 1996, and today has its official Biodynamic farming certification from Demeter USA. $50 2019 My Favorite Neighbor This wine is the brainchild of Booker Wines founder Eric Jensen and actually made from vineyards nearby, aka “his neighbors.” Each sip takes you on a journey, first offering cherry and currant and then surprising the palate with herbs and touch of minerality. The only rules — other than being from Jensen’s favorite neighbor ’s vineyards — are any fruit that goes into the bottle must be grown with organic practices and absolutely no chemicals and then made at Booker’s solar-powered winery. $50

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Domaine Anderson 2017 Dach Pinot Noir Like any perfect pinot, this varietal boasts a

strong aroma and flavor of cherry throughout. Yet it also has a depth of flavors and textures, notably plus and woodiness. The vineyard where this pinot is farmed is both organic and biodynamic, complete with beehives, grazing sheep and chickens being responsibly raised on property. $65 Frog’s Leap Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon If you are a fan of oak and earthiness, then this will be one of your favorite wines of all time. A dry farming pioneer -– they began doing it in the 1980s — Frog’s Leap is also known as earning the first LEED Silver certification on its Napa winery building as well. $65 2020 Far Niente Estate Bottled Chardonnay A timeless and award-winning chardonnay dozens of times over, most folks know Far Niente’s estate offering with its silky palate and delightful notes of vanilla and baking spices well.

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FOOD & WINE Chef Danny Grant is excited about the debut of Etta in Scottsdale Quarter.

From Hearth to Plate

Etta makes its Scottsdale Quarter debut

By Alex Gallagher

W Etta is in the former Brio Tuscan Grille.

hen Maple & Ash came to Scottsdale in August 2019, hospitality group What If Syndicate knew that its sister concept was not too far behind.

That idea is Etta — short for “Henrietta,” the French word for “keeper of the hearth”— which opened in July 2018 in the trendy neighborhood of Bucktown, Ill., to strong success. What If Syndicate expanded to a second Chicago location, Los Angeles and eventually

(David Minton/Scottsdale Airpark Staff Photographer)

to Scottsdale.

“We’ve had a lot of success with Maple & Ash here, and I lived here for several years. So, for me, it’s almost a homecoming,” says Danny Grant, executive chef, partner and two-time Michelin-star chef.

“I knew that a place like this would be well received here in Scottsdale.”

When Brio Tuscan Grille closed its Scottsdale Quarter location, along with 70 other locations around the country in March 2020, the space begged Etta’s presence.

“This was one that was a great opportunity for us that we couldn’t pass up,” Grant says. “We’re incredibly excited about the fact that there’s the opportunity for a really great lunch business, which not all cities have.”

When the space became available, Grant was cooped up in his home kitchen experimenting with new ingredients he could use as substitutes.

“Over the pandemic was interesting because it was when I started

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doing the most cooking ever at home,” he says. “It was an eye-opening experience because I got away from the notion that everything had to be done a certain way. When I started cooking at home, I realized that I could improvise in a way that doesn’t lessen the quality of the food.

“I now feel more comfortable to change the menu more often. I feel more comfortable in letting my chefs be more creative along with myself.

The same with our cocktails, since I got to play around with making cocktails, which created a fun combination of Etta is a more casual doing both things.” sister to Maple & Ash’s His skills proved benefihigh-end steak concept. cial, as supply chain problems forced some eateries to cut menu items or rush to find celebratory restaurant that you almost have substitutes for ingredients. Despite the to get ready and prepared for, whereas at challenges leading up to the April 6 Etta, it’s a similar feeling but you can also opening, Grant was excited go to it off a whim,” he says.

“Each opening always presents itself Both utilize a wood-fired oven — Etta with new challenges and new hurdles, even more so. The oven is ignited at 7 a.m. but I’m more excited than nervous with and then filled with meats. the opening of this restaurant,” Grant “Woodfire helps add a layer of complexsays. “The first openings we used to do, ity to the food, which is not necessarily it was me and another guy. Now we have by adding extra ingredients but through an opening team and a training team, and adding additional flavor,” Grant says. “It’s we’ve become more robust to where the harder to cook with, but it makes it more openings are somewhat enjoyable.” fun and we’re always researching, learning Although the restaurant is a sister and looking at new stuff to see how we can concept to Maple & Ash’s high-end steak use a different oven differently.” concept, Grant says Etta is more casual.

Grant says the customers trust the staff, “Maple & Ash is a very high-end, which paves the way for a fun environment.

Etta debuted in Scottsdale Quarter in April. (David Minton/ Scottsdale Airpark Staff Photographer)"

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“My goal is to get the people to trust me and the team,” Grant says. “Once we garner their trust, we can start to have more fun and be more playful with everything.”

Grant encourages his staff to remain authentic yet professional so that they can build a good rapport with diners at Etta.

“We train our staff on a culture and on a way to be professional and still smile while being who they are,” he says. “I want to be able to make sure that we’re hiring great people and partnering with great people with great personalities.”

After breaking the ice with customers, the staff sees an uptick in orders of staple menu items, like bubbling shrimp, fire-roasted meatballs and oysters. The house-made focaccia and ricotta has proven to be popular.

“It’s the simplest thing on earth, but it’s one of those things that when it’s done right and done with a lot of love is outstanding,” he says.

Grant says there is one thing that customers can expect when dining at Etta.

“People can expect to always have great, high-quality food that’s appropriately cooked and well seasoned served by a service who’s engaging and fun,” he says. 

Etta 15301 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-939-4444 ettarestaurant.com

REMEMBER When

Scottsdale’s been a haven for happy campers, RVers, mobile home dwellers

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By Joan Fudala espite Scottsdale’s reputation as an upscale community that boasts multimillion-dollar mansions, it has been a place for those wanting a simpler — and even mobile — lifestyle.

Campsites, trailers, mobile home parks, RV parking areas and business on wheels have had roles in Scottsdale’s history.

Hook up to these bits of Scottsdale’s mobile heritage: • As far back as 8,000 years ago, the nomadic Archaic people camped in northern Scottsdale, hunting and gathering food and supplies to sustain their families. Archaeologists discovered their seasonal presence — projectile points and other artifacts — when surveying northern Scottsdale shortly after the city annexed the area in the early 1980s.

• During the 1920s to 1940s’ heyday of cattle drives from Brown’s/DC Ranch to the stockyards near today’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the ranch hands and their “auxiliary” drovers (men and boys from Scottsdale) camped with the cattle at an informal way station near

For six months in late 1958/early 1959, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce operated out of a 50-foot trailer at the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) today’s Loop 101 and Shea Boulevard intersection.

• The Walter Livingston’s operated a trailer park and store (in a trailer) at Curry’s Corner, the intersection of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak roads in the 1940s.

Curry’s Corner Store was destroyed by fire in May 1953. Livingston’s was popular with Canadian winter visitors.

The site later housed Rawhide Western Town from 1971 to 2005, and is now Silverstone (Appaloosa Library, Vi and

Sprouts shopping center).

• World War II veterans using their GI Bill benefits to return to college stayed at the Victory Village trailer park in Tempe. Many of the veterans took a bus to the former Thunderbird II Airfield (now Scottsdale Airport and Thunderbird Academy) to take technical trade courses offered there by Arizona State College.

• The Floyd Payne’s opened the J Bar S Trailer Court in November 1948 “in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale at 113-115

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REMEMBER When When a major flood of the Indian Bend Wash in 1972 destroyed homes, families were housed in rented trailers until their abodes were built in the Vista del Camino area. (City of Scottsdale/Submitted)

N. Brown Avenue,” according to its ad in the Scottsdale Progress. The six-unit court offered private shower and toilet with all utilities furnished, and later added a gift shop and café. In 1949, it was featured in Trailer Topics magazine and received an honor certificate from the Trailer Coach Manufacturers Association for its cleanliness and amenities.

• Wildlife artist Walter Bohl and his writer wife, Ann, lived in a trailer at the base of Pinnacle Peak, starting in the 1950s (and later built a home on the site). They wintered here and summered in Wisconsin, driving their trailer across country. They drew inspiration from the variety of Sonoran Desert birds that lived around their mobile home. He did many commissions for branches of Valley National Bank and was the featured artist at the first Scottsdale Arts Festival in 1971.

• “Big Jim” Matthews opened Oasis Mobile Home Park on East Thomas Road in 1957 on the former Hearne Ranch property. The Scottsdale Progress (August 17, 1956) reported, “The park will cater to adult guests only, and will have a large recreation area consisting of a 55-foot swimming pool, shuffleboard courts, croquet courts, plus a 100-foot clubroom where square dances will be held twice weekly, also pot luck dinners and many other festivities, which will round out the social life of a new era in living, which is sweeping the nation in today’s luxury mobile home parks.” Oasis won the Woodhall Mobile Home raging bureau’s top award in the United States in 1959. In January 1959, Oasis was featured on the “Queen for a Day” TV show when Mat-

Roadrunner Lake Resort mobile home park opened on 92nd Street near McDowell Road in 1970. (Scottsdale Public Library/Submitted) thews and his wife hosted the winning Queen’s visit during Parada del Sol. It is still a thriving community.

• The 10-acre Wheel Inn Ranch at 7010 E. Continental opened in 1958 and continued to attract residents until closing in 2015.

• For six months in late 1958/early 1959, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce was housed in a 50-foot trailer at the corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. The temporary facility was provided by Oasis owner Matthews on property owned by Mike Fennell. The charming quarters were featured in an edition of Trailer Life magazine.

• Riviera Scottsdale mobile home park

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opened on Hayden Road near Green Acres Mortuary and Cemetery in June 1963.

• During the 1960s, Scottsdale Trailerville operated at 2700 N. Scottsdale Road, changing its name to Mountain View Mobile Home Park in 1969.

• Eldorado Park became Scottsdale’s first community park in 1967. A few years later, the park debuted the nation’s first urban campground, where many youth groups camped and held retreats.

Overnight camping is no longer available at Eldorado.

• The Scottsdale Charros used a trailer at the old, wooden Scottsdale ballpark as their office during 1960s/1970s

REMEMBER When Spring Training. It is where the Charros’ “ladron,” or treasurer, would count the all-cash ticket revenue during each game, then turn the Cubs’ percentage over to the team secretary by the fourth inning so that the game could proceed.

• The Scottsdale Roadrunner Lake Resort, a 628-space mobile home park, opened in October 1970 on 92nd Street, approximately two blocks south of McDowell Road.

• Pueblo Sereno mobile home community opened in 1972 at 8350 E. McKellips Road just east of Hayden Road. Its ads in the Scottsdale Progress described free country club facilities, including a putting green and fishing lake with electric boats.

• A devastating flood of the Indian Bend Wash in 1972 claimed several families’ homes. The city of Scottsdale rented 24 trailers to house them in the Vista del Camino area. The families lived in the trailers until their HUD development program homes were completed later that year.

• With Scottsdale growing due to annexations and new residential areas, the city enacted its first mobile home zoning ordinance in 1970.

• Shadow Mountain Village, a 567-space mobile home park, opened in early 1973 at 8780 E. McKellips Road.

• By 2020, only a couple of mobile home

J Bar S and Pueblo Serena are two trailer courts/mobile home parks that opened between the 1950s and 1970s in Scottsdale. (Scottsdale Progress archives) or RV parks remained in the Scottsdale area; most are in the East or West valleys.

• During the 1960s/1970s, “going mobile” was a way to bring recreation to underserved areas of Scottsdale. Parks and recreation operated a FunMobile (city recreation services on wheels), the Scottsdale Public Library brought the BookMobile to areas far from the Civic

Wheel Inn Ranch mobile home park opened on East Continental in 1958.

(Scottsdale Public Library/Submitted)

Center Library, and the YMCA had a PoolMobile that brought a swimming pool on a flatbed truck to neighborhoods to teach kids how to swim.

• Since its opening in the mid-1980s as Horseman’s Park, WestWorld offers 398 RV spaces in eight lots, all with water and electricity. It is particularly popular during the annual All Arabian Horse Show.

• The Scottsdale Trailer Corral at 3202 N. Scottsdale Road is a hidden gem for RVers just south of Old Town Scottsdale.

• Tent campers can find spots at the county’s McDowell Mountain Regional Park and at several campgrounds in the Tonto National Forest.

• During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported that many local medical personnel rented RVs to park in their driveways to shower and change clothes before entering their own family homes. RVs became a popular way to vacation during the pandemic, particularly when restaurants and accommodations were closed or had very limited services.

• Today, one of the city’s most popular “mobile” businesses is the food truck.

Entire events are created around a gathering of gourmet grub on wheels.

• One more bit of trivia: On October 23, 1975, the opening night of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Roger Miller was the featured performer. His most memorable hit was “Trailer for sale or rent…”

See you on the road or at the RV park! 

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JUNE 2022 Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA

ARIES 3/21-4/20 Aries, this is your month to take that leap forward. New moons represent change, such as learning or training — even if you must teach yourself online. Laws will be enacted this month. Challenges bring out the best in you. Spend the next few months getting into a routine and setting a budget.

Personal power days: June 21 and June 22 TAURUS 4/21-5/20 June’s summer sun shines on finances, health and employment that first week.

Take one issue at a time. You’ll be relieved of financial obligations midmonth. The new moons will bring change, but not until the end of the month. Problems like inflation, exorbitant housing prices and erratic weather patterns hang on most of the summer. Less can be more, Taurus.

Personal power days: June 23, June 24 and June 25 GEMINI 5/21-6/21 This month’s theme is information and communications — especially for Geminis.

For the next few years, expect to be busy.

Plan your life so you don’t make extra trips to the gas station. Your mantra is “prioritization.” June’s full moon may close a chapter.

Keep abreast of the news and fast changes.

Put that curious mind to work.

Personal power days: June 26 and June 27 CANCER 6/22-7/22 Be concerned about your family’s security in the weeks ahead. Costs will continue to increase, so make adjustments.

Our voices will be heard but expect hot spots to surface by the third week. Don’t allow rumors to affect you or your family.

Personal power days: June 1, June 2, June 3, June 28, June 29 and June 30

LEO 7/23-8/22 June shows promise. Celebrate family accomplishments, high school or college graduations, or weddings. The air and fire signs dominate the months ahead.

Pay attention to developing news and political confrontations. Professional changes are challenging but push you forward. You’ll be relieved after letting go of dead weight.

Personal power days: June 4 and June 5 VIRGO 8/23-9/22 The month ahead is fast paced and may require last-minute reversals. You function best in an orderly workspace. Be prepared: June can be messy. Prioritize health issues, as COVID-19 will return. Costs will continue to rise, the food chain will weaken and rentals will be scarce.

Personal power days: June 6, June 7 and June 8 LIBRA 9/23-10/23 This month is lucky for you There is no need for compromise or having to please others. Sun remains in the friendly sign of Gemini until June 21, when you’ll need to make an impression. This increased personal energy brings a renewed feeling of confidence. Attempt something new.

Personal power days: June 9 and June 10 SCORPIO 10/24-11/21 You must address financial and personal matters by the end of the month. Use the early weeks to connect. You can use the next three weeks reconsidering financial decisions. Sun enters cancer on June 21, allowing you to work out things and enter new circumstances.

Personal power days: June 8 and June 9 SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21 Make networking and group activities a

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priority. Travel is always on your mind, but it may not be in your budget. Sags should pay attention to political and corporate news this month. Be responsive so nothing slips by. Other Sags have a chance to learn something new or enter another career field.

Personal power days: June 12 and June 13 CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 Expect to recharge your work and personal lives in the weeks ahead. Change what you can and accept what you cannot.

World and domestic crises are forcing their way into your career. Don’t let this stop you from attending family parties or local events. The month’s “information and communication” theme rings true, but how does it relate to you?

Personal power days: June 14, June 15 and June 16 AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 Aquarians will see doors swing open this month. Shocking news regarding world politics may be life altering. Planetary moves encourage personal growth. You can expect a move, change of job or partnership soon. Mercury, the messenger planet, and mars, the action planet, are joining forces.

This could create a month of invitations, innovation and socialization.

Personal power days: June 17 and June 18 PISCES 2/19-3/20 Get out of your comfort zone between June 10 and June 30. Midmonth you’ll experience a work reality check. Don’t overlook an opportunity to switch gears.

The curtains of secrecy are lifted. Out-ofthis-world discoveries will play a dominant role in the weeks ahead.

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