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Family law attorney, true crime author focuses on 'narrative'

24 Small World, Big Smiles

Pediatric dentistry puts kids at ease through comfort, care

26 One-Stop Shop

28 Love in Luxury

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30 'Can't Imagine Doing Anything Else'

Estate attorney approaches work with empathy, touch of humor

Increasing Efficiency?

Not everyone happy with $5.4M airport grant

Scottsdale Airpark $1B development

Detail-oriented Brandables makes customers feel like family

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Brandables President Amanda Wigal-Schlosser.

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18 Prancing into Town

34 Preserving the Past

32 Stressing Local

37 Quite the Collectible

Arabian National Breeders Finals returns to WestWorld Gainey Business Bank opens to serve emerging business community

Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial shares airport's history Scottsdale firm cashes in on 'Yellow Submarine'

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Axon appoints Isner COO

Axon appointed Josh Isner to the role of chief operating officer.

In this newly created role to expand the office of the CEO, Isner will oversee Axon’s operational functions including business operations and execution, policies and employees.

“Josh has had a tremendous positive impact on Axon, including most recently during his tenure as chief revenue officer,” Axon CEO and founder Rick Smith says.

“Given his passion for our mission and ability to execute, I am eager to continue working with Josh in his expanded role, as our entire company builds the public safety ecosystem of the future.”

Isner says he’s “humbled by the trust our team, customers and shareholders have placed in me.

“We’re going to work our hardest every day to create and deliver value for each of those populations. And most of all, we

will pursue our goal of protecting life with relentless vigor.”

As chief revenue officer, Isner was responsible for Axon’s global growth, customer service, professional services and sales operations. He helped to build Axon’s revenue stream to support its 2022 guidance above $1 billion, driving historical annual growth rates exceeding 25%.

He joined Axon as a member of the leadership development program, and after rotating through several departments in the company, he eventually helmed and led the domestic video and cloud sales team to a record year in 2014.

Isner previously held the roles of director of leadership development, northeast regional sales executive, and vice president of video and cloud sales at TASER. He earned a Bachelor of Science in government and political science from Harvard University.

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Thunderbirds Charities donates nearly $3M Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of The Thunderbirds — host of the WM Phoenix Open Presented by Taylor Morrison — awarded close to $3 million in grants to 43 Valley nonprofits during its 2022 spring funding cycle.

Some of the notable grants included $1 million to Child Crisis Arizona, $100,000 to The Joy Bus and $90,000 to Local First Arizona.

In total, Thunderbirds Charities awarded 17 grants of $100,000 or more and eight grants of $50,000 or more to Valley charities during this most recent funding cycle.

Thunderbirds Charities has now

opened its 2022 fall funding cycle online at thunderbirdscharities.org.

“With 2022 bringing back a sense of normalcy, it is an honor to get back to giving back in a big way,” says Michael Golding, president of Thunderbirds Charities and “big chief” of The Thunderbirds.

“It is vital that we continue to lend a helping hand for our communities. Philanthropy and community service are at the forefront of our organization, and we’ll always strive to raise as much money as possible for our charity partners every year.”

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Scottsdale seeks board members, commissioners Scottsdale has several openings on various boards and commissions.

Volunteers are needed for six boards and commissions, with openings available on the Airport Advisory Commission, Board of Adjustment, Building Advisory Board of Appeals, Human Relations Commission, Transportation Commission and Veterans Advisory Commission.

Information about the functions of these boards and commissions, as well as the application, can be found at scottsdaleaz. gov; search “boards and commissions.”

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must submit an online application by Thursday, September 8.

Submitted applications are valid for one year.

The city council will review materials and nominate candidates from the applicant pool in September, with interviews and appointments scheduled to take place in October. All board and commission members are required to comply with the city’s ethics code and attend a training session before officially beginning their term.

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AIRPARK BusinessNews Harvard Investments adds 6 team members Harvard Investments, a real estate investment and development company based in Scottsdale, hired six new team members as part of the firm’s expansion plan.

Harvard has been engaged in community and property development throughout the Southwest for more than 40 years.

Its projects are across five states and six asset classes, including the launch of its build-to-rent community brand FirstStreet and the acquisition of Estrella in Goodyear, one of the largest active master-planned communities in the Southwest.

Recent new hires to Harvard Investment include Debbie Williams, director of accounting; Amy Weidman, director of entitlements; Jamie Allison, corporate controller; Robert Trujillo, vice president; Michelle Kim, manager of accounting; and Heizy Castro, staff accountant.

Harvard Investments’ master-planned residential communities include Cadence at Gateway in Mesa, The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado in Maricopa, Verde Trails in Avondale, Desert Oasis in Surprise, the newly acquired Estrella in Goodyear,

Art project seeks sponsors, artists Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Scottsdale Foundation, fiberglass stallions will soon grace the streets of Scottsdale.

The event raises money for local charities and highlights businesses and artists in the community.

The stallions will be leased to local businesses or individuals who sponsor a horse. They will be placed where their sponsoring business chooses from January to April.

Guests will be invited to look for

the stallions as a sort of scavenger hunt, and maps will be available.

The finale will be the Stallion Stampede Gala Auction on April 15, when the pieces of art can be purchased. The proceeds are directed to a charity, half to a cause of the sponsor’s choice.

Rotary is recruiting local artists to paint the stallions, which are still available for sponsorship.

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Harvard’s FirstStreet single-family rental properties include FirstStreet at Happy Valley in Phoenix, FirstStreet at the Ballpark in Goodyear, and Quarter on Simmons in North Las Vegas, with several more in the planning pipeline.

Additional Class A office, investment properties and commercial real estate projects are found in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

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Scottsdale Bar Association unveils CLE program

Paul Avelar will give a Supreme Court overview during the Scottsdale Bar Association’s live CLE program on Tuesday, September 13, at Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7600 Gainey Club Drive, Scottsdale. The program runs from noon to 1:15 p.m.

The general sponsor is ROI & Beth Jo Zeitzer, while the law firm sponsor is Carolyn Goldman, Goldman PLLC. Registration required.

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Kitchen United MIX adds 3 new eats to lineup Kitchen United MIX is bringing even more variety to foodies in Scottsdale with the addition of three new concepts.

Located at 7127 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale’s state-of-the-art to-go food hall offers multirestaurant ordering from eight independently operated, national and local brands, all on one receipt. The culinary destination is now serving these concepts for takeout and delivery: • Caliburger: From Sweden to Spain and now to Scottsdale. Inspired by the California spirit and lifestyle, Caliburger is known for its Southern California-style burgers, top-grade chicken sandwiches and fresh-cut fries.

• Egghead Breakfast Burritos: Largerthan-life breakfast burritos like avocado, egg, and cheddar and a classic bacon, egg

and cheese. Sides include tater tots and fresh salsa.

• B-town Breakfast Sandwiches: Serves hot and fresh brioche egg sandwiches with four options such as smoked turkey and avocado or toasty croissant sandwiches piled with ham and cheddar.

“We’re proud to continue building upon Kitchen United MIX’s incredible variety at our Scottsdale facility,” said Atul Sood, Kitchen United chief business officer.

“As the future of takeout and delivery, Kitchen United MIX is making it easier than ever for guests to conveniently enjoy their favorite foods for breakfast, lunch or dinner either on-the-go or in the comfort of their homes.”

As the nation’s first “multirestaurant ordering” platform, guests can use Kitchen

United MIX’s channel to order for pickup or delivery online at kitchenunited.com or in-person on kiosks. They can also mix and match items from multiple restaurants on one bill.

This opening marks the first Caliburger in Arizona, with 27 locations across the globe. B-Town Breakfast Sandwiches and Egghead Breakfast Burritos are virtual brands and are only available for thirdparty delivery. Guests can order from the restaurants housed in Kitchen United MIX through various third-party delivery platforms, but “multirestaurant ordering” is only available through the Kitchen United MIX platform.

Scottsdale’s Kitchen United MIX is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.

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Tickets for this Saturday show are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting coorslightbirdsnest.com. The remaining Coors Light Birds Nest lineup will be announced as confirmed.

“The Chainsmokers put on an electric show at the Coors Light Birds Nest back in 2019. We are excited to have them back again for a second time,” says Pat Williams, tournament chairman for the 2023 WM Phoenix Open.

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artists and performers we plan on hosting here this year. We can’t wait to unveil the rest of the lineup in the coming months.”

Coors Light Birds Nest general admission tickets will start at $75, while VIP tickets are available starting at $275 each and provide exclusive access to an enhanced VIP area where guests are treated to complimentary food and drinks and access to a premium viewing area for the shows. Organizers encourage fans to buy their tickets early, as ticket prices will increase as the event draws closer.

The Coors Light Birds Nest is located directly across from the main WM Phoenix Open tournament entrance at 82nd Street and Bell Road. The entertainment venue is open 3:30 to 10:30 p.m.

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AIRPARK Buzz A federal grant will make Scottsdale Airport operate more efficiently. (City of Scottsdale/Submitted)

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recently awarded $5.4 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will increase efficiency for planes waiting to take off at Scottsdale Airport, airport officials say.

The grants will provide funding to construct an aircraft run-up area, reconstruct a portion of the taxiway and taxiway connectors up to current FAA safety standards, and rehabilitate a taxiway connector.

That will allow smaller prop planes,

which are slower to take off, to get out of the way of the larger and faster corporate jets.

Getting the faster planes out first will improve efficiency at the one-runway facility, airport spokeswoman Sarah Ferrara says.

“It really just plays into how they can move that traffic most efficiently,” Ferrara says.

But general aviation aircraft owner Dr. Chris Winterholler called the development “infuriating.”

He says the grant will be used as another move to push any aircraft that aren’t business jets out of the airport.

“The FAA is subsidizing the super-rich and kicking the (general aviation) community to the weeds,” Winterholler says, calling it “pork-barrel spending for essentially one weekend” — namely, the Super Bowl.

“Infrastructure for the 0.01% of the population is what this is,” he adds, stating

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that such spending while ignoring “actual taxpaying local business people that rely on that airport is wrong.”

Ferrara denies that accusation.

“It’s not really that we’re giving preference to (corporate jets); it’s how do we get them most efficiently in the flow and out,” she says.

The group Save Scottsdale General Aviation sued the airport and Jet Aviation in April for what it calls a concerted effort to push smaller, general aviation planes out of the airport to make way for larger business jets.

At least 78 plane owners who parked their aircraft at what was known as the Greenway Shades area of the airport got eviction notices earlier this year.

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Jet Aviation is building what it calls a “customer flagship facility” in Scottsdale.

At the crux of the group’s complaint is the claim that the city violated the state’s gift clause, which says governmental agencies in Arizona cannot “give or loan its credit in the aid of, or make any donation or grant, by subsidy or otherwise, to any individual, association or corporation.”

In other words, taxpayer assets cannot be used to profit a private individual or organization.

By allowing Jet Aviation to terminate the leases for the 78 plane storage units early, the city gave Jet Aviation what amounts to a gift, according to the lawsuit.

The lawyer for the Save Scottsdale General Aviation has received the defendants’ initial disclosures and is working on theirs, says John Washington, a spokesman for the group.

Washington calls the current situation an attempt to maximize jet fuel sales at the airport.

“How about the FAA give (the airport) money to build GA parking rather than facilitate jet parking for one weekend for the super-rich that have to attend a stupid football game or car show or golf tournament?”

The new project will be funded by two grants from the FAA that include $4,690,602 in Airport Improvement Grant funds and $763,000 from bipartisan infrastructure legislation.

During Scottsdale Airport’s busy season — especially during event season with the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, WM Phoenix Open and the Arabian Horse Show — there are spikes in business jet operations.

The boost comes from a mixture of aircraft types — including smaller propeller, turbo prop and business jet aircraft — all competing to depart, according to a written statement released by the airport.

“The business jets departing with instrument flight rules have a certain window to depart the airport when they receive clearance from the FAA tower,” the statement says.

“Unfortunately, with a single taxiway

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and aircraft lined up to depart, the business jet aircraft are unable to taxi around smaller aircraft. And in some instances, some aircraft waiting to depart, obstruct others and delay their departure.”

And that creates an efficiency problem, Scottsdale Airport Aviation Director Gary P. Mascaro says.

“This causes a bottleneck of aircraft at our runway end,” Mascaro says. “These grants support the importance of improving these capacity issues at Scottsdale Airport.”

Aviation staff, in collaboration with Mead & Hunt (the airport’s on-call engineer) and the FAA air traffic control staff, designed the project to introduce five aircraft run-up positions at the north end of the runway.

This provides adequate spacing for aircraft and allows the air traffic control tower to efficiently clear aircraft for departure, according to the written statement.

The FAA recognized the importance of this project — especially with Super Bowl LVII coming this February — and awarded the grants to Scottsdale earlier than expected, the written statement says.

The project will start this fall, and completion is anticipated by the end of the year — just in time for the Super Bowl. 

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The Parque project would include a hotel, 1,236 apartments and condos, retail and “flex” space, and a 2-acre park on 32.3 acres. (Nelsen Partners/Submitted)

Scottsdale Airpark eyed for $1B development

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n estimated $1 billion multiuse development is slated for Scottsdale Airpark, bringing a five-star 223-room hotel, 1,236 condos and apartments, and 100,000 square feet of retail space to 32.3 acres.

The Parque, unveiled at an open house August 11, calls for 13 buildings that also will include 40,000 square feet of “flex space” and a 2-acre park.

“That’s really kind of focusing on community needs as well as the needs of the development to be a collaborative effort to see what this area needs,” says Avalon Knoebel, a spokeswoman for the development’s architectural firm, Nelsen Partners.

Two buildings will reach 119 feet tall, “but the majority of the project would be below 90 feet,” Knoebel says.

“One of the best things about this project,

Architects for The Parque say they are looking at how to make the park “a real benefit for the community.” (Nelsen Partners/Submitted)

I think, is that it really allows for the next chapter of Scottsdale’s growth and development,” Knoebel says.

“There’s a lot of really great things going on with this project from a landscaping and architectural standpoint. We’re retaining a lot

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of detail and attention to the project about how people interact with the places and things in the environment.”

She also says the Nelsen Partners is “really looking at that 2-acre park and how it would be programmed to be a really big benefit for

the community.”

“Another great thing about this project … is sustainability and really looking at how this project can be flagship of what sustainability looks like,” she adds.

The project is in its infancy, and there are no details on how that sustainability will be achieved other than to say native landscaping will be used.

It has yet to go before Scottsdale’s Development Review Board, Planning Commission or City Council.

“If we’re fortunate enough to be approved, he wants to go as fast as possible,” says John Berry, an attorney for the owner, George Kurtz, a cybersecurity developer in Austin.

This is Kurtz’s first foray into real estate development.

Berry called it a “legacy project.”

“He has a real vision and a dream to create something that’s never been done in the Valley and do it in Scottsdale,” Berry says.

“The desire here is not to build it and flip it to somebody and go somewhere else.”

Kurtz is the CEO and co-founder of CrowdStrike, which calls itself the “leading provider of next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence and services.” He often is quoted on major TV news networks and newspapers on cybersecurity issues.

An internationally recognized security expert, author, entrepreneur and speaker, Kurtz is described on his company’s website as having 29 years of experience in the security industry.

That experience includes several major executive positions at McAfee, the $2.5 billion cyber security company, which he joined after it purchased a cyber company he had founded called Foundstone.

The inspiration for The Parque is the Scottsdale Quarter, “only we want to do it better with fewer buildings and four times the public open space,” Berry says.

Knoebel says, “Part of why we are doing this open house and want to have these community meetings is really to feel like this is a collaborative effort between this development and the community at large.

“We really want to understand what the community of Scottsdale is looking for in a new development and taking comments from the open house … so we can work on designing and programming these areas to really tailor that experience.”

Scottsdale City Councilmember Tammy Caputi says she is excited about the project.

“It’s worthy of Scottsdale,” Caputi says. “It’s forward thinking.

It’s not going to affect neighbors. It’s a development in a place that makes sense for development. It’s thinking outside of the box.

“We’ve been saying forever that we want to diversify our economy. This is how we do it — high-tech jobs, cool open space.

It checks all the boxes.”

Sonnie Kirtley, the executive director of the Coalition of Greater Scottsdale, says her board will have to vote on an official stance to the project, but she likes it.

She likes the open space, adding, “One of the impressive parts is that the owner has no intention of flipping the property, but holding ownership. That is also appreciated by Scottsdale residents.”

Pamela Carter, who will face Barry Graham in the November 8 election for the last open seat on council, says she is reserving judgment on the project after hearing the presentation. Graham was not there.

She says it’s a quality project, but she has concerns about the height and the number of condominiums and apartments.

“I don’t know yet,” she says. 

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AIRPARK Events The show is one of the few places in the world to see the weanlings or baby horses on display in the world. (Steve Bagdasarian Photography/Submitted)

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By Alex Gallagher orse season is set to kick off in Scottsdale on Wednesday, September 14, when the Arabian National Breeders Finals returns to WestWorld of Scottsdale through Saturday, September 17.

The show, which is a small sampling of the grand Arabian Horse show that comes to Scottsdale every February, is one of the few shows in the world where fans can see the weanlings — or infant horses — trot around a stadium with the finest horses from around the globe.

“It’s a boutique show that we started and our vision was to host a high-end horse show that attracted the best Arabian horses from around the country to Scottsdale,” Arabian Horse Association of Arizona Executive Director Taryl O’Shea says. “We wanted it to be a boutique show because we wanted it to be intimate and people to have a good time.”

O’Shea has seen the show grow in its quality and prestige over the past decade-plus since its debut in 2011.

“We’ve also grown in our efforts to make the show elegant and beautiful; through that, we’ve attracted, you know, the top-end horses

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The Arabian Breeders Finals is set to return to WestWorld of Scottsdale beginning Wednesday, September 14. (Steve Bagdasarian Photography/Submitted)

to compete at this show,” O’Shea says.

Not only does the show attract some of the shiniest equines from across the world, but the show’s setup also complements the coats and other features of the horses competing.

“We set it up to look like a stage in that we black curtains along the whole back of the arena and the horses compete in this beautiful venue where there’s a red carpet and lighting,” O’Shea says.

At the show, horses will compete in classes based on their age — from month-old equines to 15-year-old animals.

In the mornings, the horses show off how well they can ride in different disciplines.

“So, the people ride the horses in different disciplines like hunter pleasure, Western pleasure and English pleasure — where they lift their legs really high when they trot,” O’Shea says.

AIRPARK Events At the end of the show, one horse from each class will be crowned best in show. (Steve Bagdasarian Photography/Submitted)

Following the elegant morning fanfare will be a show where horses will be judged once again, but this time on their beauty and conformation in comparison to the standard of the Arabian horse.

As the horses trot through the sandy pastures inside of WestWorld, fans can indulge in activities around the stadium. Food and drinks and an array of locally made products and crafts will be available for purchase.

“We have a small selection, but a high-end selection of artists, jewelers and clothing that our horse exhibitors buy things from, and so we’ve kept it small and allowed hand-picked vendors to

come that fit the ambiance of the horse show to vend here,” O’Shea says.

O’Shea admits that her favorite part of the three-day competition is glancing at the future of the Arabian horse scene when the starry-eyed weanlings trot through the grounds of the stadium and the conversations that emerge from the spectators during the show.

“My favorite part, personally, is seeing the babies compete,” she says. “It is just such a fun thing to see them in the showroom together. This show also has a lot of really good camaraderie and people take time to visit and get to know one another better.”

Whether people come out to shop, sip or enjoy a unique show, O’Shea says there is one thing to be expected from the three days of competition and fanfare.

“Expect a well-put-together horse show that has some of the best horses, a cool ambiance and then just some good camaraderie,” she says. “Expect an Arabian extravaganza with a lot of fun.” 

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Stars Family law attorney, true crime author focuses on ‘narrative’

By Alison Stanton

Kerrie Droban Zhivago is the owner and CEO of Zhivago Law PLLC, but she also is a true crime author and national speaker.

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errie Droban Zhivago knew she was going to be a writer from the time she was 7 years old.

“I come from a family of writers — one, the former editor of ‘The New York Times,’ wrote a true crime book about the Kitty Genovese murder. I wrote and studied poetry for years, before turning to plays and eventually novels,” Zhivago says.

While she loved spending time writing, Zhivago needed to find something a bit more lucrative to pay the bills. She decided to apply to law school.

“I was literally a starving poet when I applied to law school. And apart from needing a career that allowed me to eat, being a lawyer gave me life-changing passion and purpose,” she says, adding

that she has been practicing law for over 30 years, 25 of which have been in private practice.

“As a former prosecutor and death penalty lawyer, I am also certified to practice at the federal level. With more than 20 years of trial experience I have litigated everything from major felonies, including first-degree murder to DUIs.” Zhivago is now the owner and CEO of Zhivago Law PLLC, a firm with three locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale.

Zhivago Law specializes in family law, which encompasses divorce, custody, support and post-decree modifications, and criminal defense, which focuses on appellate/post-conviction matters.

As much as she truly enjoys her work as an attorney, Zhivago has never lost her passion for writing.

For the last 15 years, Zhivago has been

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a true crime author and national speaker.

She recently published her eighth book, “Aurora: The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story.”

“My talks center mostly around the books I write, true stories about deep cover investigations into outlaw biker gangs, organized crime, the mafia and the pathology of the criminal mind,” Zhivago says, adding that when working in law, she uses her last name of Zhivago, but for her writing work, she uses the “nom de plume” of Kerrie Droban.

“This knowledge, combined with my personal experiences, gives me better insight into my clients’ struggles as they navigate their own abusive relationships with narcissists, sociopaths and psychopaths,” she says.

Zhivago says the true crime genre “perfectly complements” her skill set as

an attorney as well as her core values of truth and justice.

“Being an attorney has enabled me to truly empower those less fortunate and help them not only survive but thrive after crisis,” she says, adding that she fell into writing true crime after having published her first two novels.

Zhivago was working on her third book when she was approached by undercover operatives who were infiltrating the Hells Angels.

“It’s a long story, part of one of my talks, ‘Doing Time for the Crime,’ but it became my first true crime book, ‘Running with the Devil.’ From there, others wanted me to write their stories,” she says.

“It’s now my favorite genre because it combines the best of both worlds — law and writing — and is about uncovering, and discovering, the truth in people and investigations that are sometimes stranger than fiction.”

Zhivago says her three-plus decades in law helps her in her work as a true crime author.

“As a lawyer, whether it’s family law or criminal defense, I focus on the narrative; for instance, what is the client’s ‘Marriage

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Story,’ what has happened in their relationship that has led them to this point in their lives and how can I best help them navigate conflict,” she says.

“As a writer, I’m doing the same thing.

I consider pathology, strategy, conflict and resolution. I call it ‘diving into the lava,’ going deep to go wide. That’s the only way to truly discover not only what happened but why and how the client or character can triumph.”

Looking back, Zhivago says she is thrilled with her decisions to become a lawyer and follow her childhood dream of being a writer.

“I wouldn’t change a thing. Being a lawyer has been a profound blessing. I could not have asked for a better career choice. Even if I had never practiced, I would always be grateful for the education and knowledge. It is deeply satisfying to be able to be of service to others, to have a skill set that can help people in crisis,” she says.

“And as for writing, that is a calling and a passion and something I was born to do. I’m just grateful that I’ve been blessed enough to write in a complementary genre.”

When Zhivago is not busy working

with clients, writing or public speaking, she enjoys hiking, rock wall climbing and anything that has to do with the ocean.

But even as she is enjoying a scenic hike or tackling her latest hobby of jet skiing, Zhivago’s valued clients are never far from her mind.

Just as she has found how powerful and effective it can be to tell someone else’s story in her novels, Zhivago is honored to help her clients take control of their own.

“Hands down, I love empowering people to be their own rescue, to be able to rewrite their story, tell a different narrative, one that is forward thinking and inspiring.

Everyone has a story, not everyone has a voice, and I feel honored and privileged to be able to be that voice for a while and advocate for their truth,” she says.

Zhivago Law is located at 1934 E. Camelback Road, Suite 120-482, and in the Union Hills Corp. Center, 18444 N. 25th Avenue, Suite 420, in Phoenix, as well as in Scottsdale’s Kierland Suites, 6424 Greenway Parkway. For more information, call 480-612-3058 or visit kdrobanlaw.com.

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A Small World Pediatric Dentistry founder Daniela Vasquez-Bolduc is celebrating 15 years of her pediatric practice.

Small World,

(Dennis Murphy/ Contributor)

Big

Smiles

Pediatric dentistry puts kids at ease through comfort, care

By Jordan Houston

Small World Pediatric Dentistry founder Daniela VasquezBolduc is celebrating 15 years of her practice, all while balancing the most important job of all — being a mom.

The Scottsdale-based dentistry, located at 5533 E. Bell Road, Suite 115, since its inception in 2007, has built a reputation for itself as a hub for family-friendly and patient-oriented care for infants through

adolescence.

“Fifteen does sound like a big number, but it doesn’t feel like it has been so many years altogether,” says Vasquez-Bolduc, boasting nearly 25 years of industry experience. “I never realized when I started on how deeply rooted my career would be. I feel responsible for providing expert service that drives quality oral health and delivers beautiful smiles. This has been my passion and mission, and it is rewarding to

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see the impact we have on the community we serve.”

A Small World provides professional, sensitive and approachable care for “each child as a member of (our) family,” according to its website. Its services span preventive care, restorative dentistry, sedation and orthodontics. Complimentary exams for ages up to 24 months, as well as complimentary second opinion visits, are also available.

“We do pediatric procedures with an emphasis on prevention,” says VasquezBolduc, a proud mom to her 8-year-old daughter. “We want to see the kids as soon as they have baby teeth. Our goal is to be proactive with educating parents about oral health and getting off on the right foot with their child’s dental needs.”

The practice strives to establish longterm relationships with families, starting at initial visits until the child transitions to an adult dentist.

“The most rewarding thing is you get to see them grow up and see them as grown teenagers,” Vasquez-Bolduc says.

For young ones, the first trip to the dentist does not have to be scary. A Small World was designed with children “in mind,” exuding a “child-friendly, fun atmosphere.”

It features colorful walls decorated with photos of smiling kids and offers a bounty of toys, books, video games and televisions.

Many practices are no longer owned by the doctor. A Small World is a small business that is led by Dr. Vasquez-Bolduc. The entire team has a strong culture of placing the patient as the No. 1 priority.

Potential clients are encouraged to schedule an appointment for a full tour of the practice. Visitors can learn more about A Small World’s services, treatment plans and comfort-care.

Tackling misconceptions

A Small World’s name reflects its diverse clientele, Vasquez-Bolduc says, treating patients from South America, Canada, Europe, Japan and India, among other parts of the world. With such diversity though comes an array of opinions surrounding pediatric oral health, Vasquez says. Educating her clients on proper preventative care is a top priority, she adds.

“There are so many different ideologies about dental care,” Vasquez-Bolduc explains. “Some people think that because they are baby teeth, they do not have to take care of them — but that is not the case.”

Decay is pediatric dentistry’s biggest oral threat, Vasquez-Bolduc says.

Children should visit the dentist no later than their first birthday.

“Don’t wait until the child is 3 to 4 years old. It doesn’t matter if they cry — they are expected to do so — we know how to help them and take care of their teeth at an early age,” Vasquez-Bolduc says.

“It kind of wrinkles my heart to see one of the little ones with caries and there isn’t another choice but to do complex dental treatment,” she continues.

Maintaining happy smiles

Vasquez-Bolduc’s biggest advice to parents is ensuring their kids brush their teeth at least twice a day with a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, remembering to brush the top surface of their tongue. Flossing at least once a day is also crucial, accompanied by mouthwash to kill decay-causing bacteria lingering between teeth.

“I definitely believe in fluoride. We’ve seen it works. I recommend it to all of my patients to have a topical application when they are at the office,” Vasquez-Bolduc says. “We apply a varnish and recommend using fluoride toothpaste at age 1 and mouthwash after age 4 — it’s one of the greatest things invented in dentistry.”

Vasquez-Bolduc also emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet, refraining from “extra-sugary treats” as much as possible.

“We are still seeing little kids with a lot of cavities, and the sugar exposure at an early age plays a significant role — especially sugary liquids and its prolonged and frequent use,” she says.

Experience and expertise matter

Boasting memberships with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association, Arizona Dental Association, Western Pediatric Association and International Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Vasquez-Bolduc says she did not always know she wanted to be a dentist — but never doubted her desire to work with children.

“I knew I always wanted to do something with kids. I was babysitting all the time with kiddos,” Vasquez-Bolduc says.

The oldest of five, she recalls wanting to attain a medical career.

“I guess I just never had any traumatic experiences with a dentist. … I wanted to go into the medical field — just something pushed me towards dental school,” Vasquez-Bolduc says.

She earned her dental degree at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and continued her training in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Connecticut Health Center. After her residency, VasquezBolduc became a clinical instructor for the Pediatric Dental Department via a fellowship program — earning the Graduated Student Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

She then packed her bags in 2004 to move to Scottsdale to work for a pediatric dental group.

“I tried for a year as a general dentist,

and every time I saw kids, I said, ‘This is what I love to do’ — to talk to them, make them feel comfortable, explaining what to expect, it is natural for me,” she says.

It was not long before she launched A Small World in 2007 — and hasn’t looked back since.

“At the time, Arizona was exploding with many people and families moving here. It was a great opportunity as a pediatric dentist, because there are plenty of patients,” she says.

Managing mom life

Professional accolades aside, VasquezBolduc says her husband and daughter are her “life blessings.”

As a working mom, though, balancing career life and motherhood involves sacrifices, making choices, and prioritizing what can be let go.

“Being a working mom, you are always thinking about timing and how I will be able to get everything done in the day.

Thankfully, I have great support at home with my husband. We are a solid team,” Vasquez-Bolduc says.

Having her own practice also extends flexibility in tailoring her own schedule.

In recent years, she has shifted to working three full days in the office per week.

“I always knew I wanted to be in my own practice and being able to do things in the way that would benefit the community as much as I can,” she says.

Vasquez-Bolduc says she is looking forward to continuing to grow her practice.

A Small World recently onboarded Logan Mariano as a part-time associate.

It also added another operatory to accommodate its increasing clientele.

“It is definitely a cycle of life at A Small World. In the early years I served so many new babies that are now graduating high school,” Vasquez-Bolduc says, highlighting that she sees several second-generation patients now. “That’s the fun — this is not corporate at all. It’s a small practice. To be able to do both worlds — I love it.”

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One-Stop Shop President Amanda Wigal-Schlosser says Brandables is geared toward companies requiring large quantities of purhcased items.

(Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

Detail-oriented Brandables makes customers feel like family

By Alison Stanton

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tainless steel cups and tumblers in a variety of sizes and colors.

Insulated lunch totes that help keep food cool. T-shirts and hats in a wide range of styles.

These are just a few of the many types of promotional products that are available at Brandables.

Brandables opened its doors in 1992; President Amanda Wigal-Schlosser purchased the company in 2006.

“I really do a little of everything. I am also a janitor, accountant, salesperson, IT person and warehouse personnel,” she notes.

Located in the Scottsdale Airpark, Brandables offers an exceptionally large variety of wholesale promotional products for virtually any business and trade show need.

From company owners who wish to order pens that feature their logo as a giveaway, for their customers, to managers who want to reward their large team of employees with a customized insulated lunchbox, Brandables is a one-stop promotional item shop.

As Wigal-Schlosser notes, regardless of the order, one thing remains constant: a complete focus on attention to detail.

“Our orders go through quite a few processes before the customer receives them.

Everything is checked in when blank for

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accuracy and then we proof and re-proof as needed until it is correct.

“Then, when the order is done, we check to make sure all details, colors and quantities are correct before the customer ever knows the order is done.”

This careful process helps ensure that her valued customers get exactly what they have ordered, she says.

For customers who need assistance choosing which type of promotional item would be best for their needs, WigalSchlosser and her team are more than happy to help.

“We like to hand-pick ideas for customers, based on the demographic of their event or office to help give them a better

ROI,” she says.

“I know it is a little cliché, but we treat everyone like they are our friends and family. We like to give the extra touch and attention so everyone feels this is one thing they can take off their plate and know it will be done correctly and on time.”

Brandables focuses on companies and events that require a larger quantity for the items purchased.

“This allows Brandables to offer better pricing,” she says.

Promotional items that are especially popular right now, Wigal-Schlosser says, include stainless steel drinkware, coolers and clothing.

“We have seen a shift in the products we sell that really go in line with how the world is turning,” she says.

“People are looking for more functional items that can be used in their personal life as well as comfortable items. Most of our corporate customers have changed their focus when procuring items for employees and tradeshows.”

Although these items are selling more briskly as of late, Wigal-Schlosser says there are a number of other products that have sold steadily over the years — albeit with a new twist.

“I always joke that my industry is really great and just adding a new function to something that is already in the marketplace,” she says.

“Many times, new products are just adding a new function, like a pen that can also do seven other functions.”

Wigal-Schlosser says if customers request an unusual item, she will figure out a way to fulfill the order or direct them to a place that can assist.

Despite truly enjoying her work and all that it entails, Wigal-Schlosser admits it can be challenging to explain what she does to a new acquaintance — as well as the level of precision and care that each and every order requires.

“Many times, people view our industry as just a tchotchke company and we are just an order taking machine, but there is really a lot that goes in to what we do,” she says.

Brandables is an arm to the marketing firm, and they make sure that all brand standards are consistent throughout an organization.

“People are always surprised that you can’t just order a pen because there are thousands of options and each one is slightly different. We become consultants this way, too. A simple order, in people’s minds, can actually take a few days to work out the details since it is not really

black and white.”

Whether she is consulting with a first-time customer over a bulk order of golf towels or working with a repeat customer on a custom order of chip clips, WigalSchlosser loves the diversity that is inherent to her job.

“We work with such a variety of companies who all have different requests and requirements, so my day is always a little different,” she says.

“Also, most of our customers have deadlines and I love making sure we hit

Brandables President Amanda Wigal-Schlosser purchased the company in 2006. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

Amanda Wigal-Schlosser says Brandables offers wholesome promotional products for virtually any business need. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor) every deadline no matter what. This allows my customers to shine in their roles. We are the fairy godmother in some cases who just make things happen.”

Wigal-Schlosser is also grateful for the many customers who have been with Brandables for most of the 25-plus years.

“As customers move companies and careers, they seem to take us with them, so we not only stay with the previous company but also gain the new company as well,” she says.

“I am a people pleaser and want to make sure my customers like me and my company and would want to come back.

Some people call me Amandables since I

am ‘one’ with the company.”

Looking ahead, Wigal-Schlosser says she hopes to continue to grow the company, while not losing the small-business feel for which Brandables has become famous.

“I love the idea of scaling my business in the future, but right now I am happy with how we have grown. I am able to balance being a mother and wife as well as a business owner,” she says.

“When I first worked for this company, before I purchased it, and then initially after I purchased it, I never thought this would be something I stayed with my entire adult career, but as I continue, I really love what I do and plan on working with Brandables until I decide to retire. We have a great work culture here, and I would love to keep that going through the years.” 

Brandables 7707 E. Acoma, Suite 110, Scottsdale 480-951-8882 brandables.com

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LOVE

French native Nathalie Chianura founded Paris-Milan Home at the beginning of 2019 in Scottsdale. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

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Luxury Scottsdale showroom offers contemporary European design

By Jordan Houston nlike many businesses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Paris-Milan Home founder Nathalie Chianura saw a boost in sales.

Boasting more 29 years of experience in high-end European furniture, the French native opened the Paris-Milan Home luxury showroom, located at 15551 N. Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite A110, at the beginning of 2019. She has since made waves in the Scottsdale interior design market, offering contemporary furniture with European flair from Italian and French designers.

Chianura attributes her recent success to the number of people now working from home. Pandemic-spending research shows people who spent more time indoors invested more in their spaces by redecorating for comfort, organization and aesthetics.

“I consider this like my child; I am proud,” Chianura says of the European contemporary furniture store.

Paris-Milan Home offers living room, bedroom and office furniture; lighting; accessories; rugs; home décor; and interior design and home consultation services. With a 3,000-square-foot showroom brimming with timeless furniture pieces, the collection seeks to reflect the “modern world while

staying true to the traditions of European craftsmanship.”

“It’s timeless contemporary,” Chianura says. “My objective is to find during my visits in the Milan fair and Maison et object in Paris things you don’t see everywhere.

It’s where you see all of the new designs — and Europe is the best way to go.”

Chianura, born to a French mother and Italian father, says her taste is heavily inspired by her European roots. The caliber of her products reflects “the savoir-faire of

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artisans and designers working together,” according to the store website.

“I think Scottsdale will go more toward contemporary,” Chianura says. “You can see the construction is more contemporary, but we are not there yet.”

‘Calm on color’

European contemporary design flaunts clean lines and modern-yet-comfortable furnishings. The style caters toward making a house a purposeful home,

Chianura explains.

She says two quotes accurately represent her aesthetic: “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication,” by Leonardo Da Vinci, and “An interior is the natural projection of the soul,” from Coco Chanel.

The founder, who frequents Italy and France for inspiration, curates her selection to blend Italian contemporary design with French classic influences. Noble materials such as brass, marble, Murano glass, leather and high-end fabrics are common staples in Paris-Milan Home. The use of upholstered leather and fabric furniture is also “inspired by artist’s desire to create the finest products,” the store’s site continues.

“It’s classic, elegant,” Chianura says. “I think we have a lot of protocol in France, where you need to sit (like this) and present a nice way to be in society. My design reflects that — elegance is No. 1.”

Roughly 90% of Paris-Milan’s products stem from Italian factories, the founder shares. The rest hails from France, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Spain.

While the showroom pushes the envelope for contemporary home furnishings through design and materials, it is Chianura’s personal touch that curates its timeless appeal.

“It’s important when you come into my showroom everything is connected — I have a problem with color,” she says, explaining she prefers a “calm” color palette of black, white and neutral tones with pops of color.

But there is more to Paris-Milan’s products than meets the eye.

Not only are the pieces tasteful and timeless, they are functional as well.

“I like the functionality; a sofa needs to be comfortable,” Chianura says. “I will never

sell a seat without my customer then trying it out, just as I will not buy my new collection having tried it out and therefore responding to my customer’s request.”

Chianura’s design studio also “imagines, designs and creates dream interiors,” according to the store’s website.

She works with her clients throughout all stages of the design process, from the choice of furnishing style and items to the selection of renovation materials.

Artistic at heart

Growing up in Lille in northern France, Chianura says she was always artistic.

“I was artistic. I liked to do painting and drawing,” she says. “I was very good at school drawing classes, but I wanted to be a businesswoman from a very early age.”

“My mom all the time said to me she knows I have a strong personality, and I was working hard at a very early age,” Chianura adds. “I started to do little jobs. At 13, I worked in the bakery, I worked in the clothes store — it was this feeling of connecting with people through communication.”

Chianura spent a year in the U.S. through an exchange program.

Although she initially landed in Boston, Chianura moved to Scottsdale in 1992 to work as an au pair.

She returned to France after the exchange year and obtained a business degree from the University of Business of Bordeaux. Chianura went on to work with a French furniture chain with 250 stores around the world, specializing in contemporary pieces from international designers, in her hometown.

The artist spent several years working in the design world between Lille and Paris.

“To visit family every summer here, I could see Scottsdale grow,” Chianura says. “Since the beginning, I said I would come back and I will be an entrepreneur and I will have my business here. It took me 13 years” Chianura in 2005 tackled another milestone in her career, accepting an interior designer position at one of the most famous avenues in Paris – Avenue Montaigne.

Historically known haute couture brands such as Christian Dior, Chanel, Fendi and Louis Vuitton, Avenue Montaigne is the place to be for luxury, fashion, design and high-end customer service, Chianura says.

“I knew it would be good to take this job to learn how to train with different nationalities,” Chianura says. “You go to training to manage and apply the protocols coming from the different cultures of the Emirates, Russian, American or Chinese. It is important to know the foreign culture from your clientele to better understand them and answer their demand about their project.”

In 2006, Chianura pitched her first fur-

niture store company, Parizona Inc., with her former business partner at the French international furniture company.

“I saw the potential of the evolution of Scottsdale,” Chianura says. “When I first arrived, for me, the desert was way more of a measure of contemporary, minimalist and pure line with a touch of elegance. I didn’t understand the presence of a Tuscany style with the desert.”

“And today, we can see that the development of the real estate park reveals many contemporary architectures, which perfectly reflect my philosophy of contemporary design in the middle of the desert,” she continues.

After 11 years, Chianura separated from her business partners to start a new adventure alone, opening Paris-Milan Home on January 9, 2019 — and the rest is history.

Not a ‘job,’ but a ‘passion’

Since its inception, Chianura has helmed Paris-Milan Home as a one woman show.

The founder handles all operational facets of the business, including curating the collection, designing for clients and constructing the showroom.

“I am the designer, I am the owner, I am everything,” Chianura says. “People know in two seconds my knowledge. I know where to look. I have a database, supplier and factory with whom I’ve worked with for 29 years.”

The French native says she was ready to hire employees when COVID-19 hit. She then shifted to appointment-only showings as a way to adhere to health guidelines.

“I thought the system of appointment would be good — and also quality-wise, it’s only me and the client,” Chianura says.

“This system allows me to give my complete attention to their request and thus respond exactly to their needs.”

This appointment system remains a part of Paris-Milan’s new structure option.

As Paris-Milan Home continues to flourish, Chianura says she is again gearing up to hire staff.

She hopes to arm her team with the same education and training she received while working in Paris.

“It’s not a job for me; it’s a passion,” Chianura says. “I’m not married, I work like crazy, my parents were not rich — I invested in this business and I am proud about my accomplishment — and to show to the new generation that it is possible.”

The Paris-Milan Home showroom is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. It is also available by private appointment.

For more information, visit paris-milan. com. 

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‘Can’t Imagine Doing Anything Else’ Estate attorney approaches work with empathy, touch of humor

By Alison Stanton rowing up in a small ranching and farming town in Texas, Allison Kierman remembers often hearing the phrase, “You’d have to sell the farm to pay the taxes.”

“This always resonated with me. So, I think I always knew I wanted to be an estate attorney,” says Kierman, managing partner at Kierman Law in Scottsdale.

Kierman’s grandparents also helped influence her decision to get into estate planning.

“They told me I could be a doctor, a lawyer or a teacher. Growing up with them really inspired me,” she says, adding that although her grandparents have passed away, her family is still working through their trust and various business structures to maximize the assets and minimize the family’s tax burden.

Kierman, who began practicing law in 2005, opened Kierman Law in March 2017.

“Generally, I practice estate planning — meaning wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianship,” she says. “I also work in estate and trust administration, which is helping families figure out exactly what it means to transfer assets upon the death of a loved one.

“And I work in probate court when assets are not held in a trust and court cases must be opened.”

One of the best things about being an estate attorney, Kierman says, is she gets to work mostly with families, as well as small businesses, that are growing or transitioning to becoming a family partnership.

“I really care about my clients. I listen to

Allison Kierman began practicing law in 2005 and opened Kierman Law in March 2017. (Dennis Murphy/ Contributor)

what they have to say and what they care about, and I draft the estate plan that works for them and matches their goals,” she says.

Kierman is aware that the idea of planning for what happens after death can be

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sad and even overwhelming for many of her clients.

She says she tries to keep the mood light when speaking about her services.

“We laugh a lot during my client meet-

ings,” she says. “I try to focus on the funny and ridiculous aspects, like what happens when your wife remarries her tennis coach, to keep things light hearted.”

Kierman also understands that, because the idea of estate planning can be challenging for people, they often put off this important task.

“Many of my clients start our meetings by saying, ‘I’m embarrassed to admit we haven’t done this yet,’” she says, adding that she always reassures clients there is no need to feel that way.

“The good news is that they didn’t need it yet, but obviously that sentiment only lasts so long,” she continues. “At some point, we all need a plan. Death is one of the only unavoidable facts of life.”

One of the most common myths surrounding estate planning, Kierman says, is that people believe they don’t have enough money for a trust or an estate plan.

When she meets with clients who feel this way, Kierman explains how trusts and plans are not just about what assets they may or may not have.

“They are about simplifying things for your surviving loved ones and making things easier for them,” she says. “For instance, if you own a house, it’s often a

good idea to put the house in trust to avoid probate.”

An example of this advice occurred recently when Kierman met with new clients who had learned some sobering and surprising news.

“Through new DNA testing, they found out the husband had a child he didn’t know about. The wife was smart to realize they are now considered a blended family,” she says.

To ensure that the wife did not lose any rights to the couple’s assets, Kierman says they put together an estate plan, despite the fact that the clients did not own a great deal.

When she is not at the law office, Kierman enjoys spending as much time as she can with her two kids, ages 10 and 12.

“We love to hike, travel, listen to music, and play games,” she says. “We have two labradoodles, and we take nightly walks or swims with them. I’m always looking for a new adventure for my family.”

Looking back, Kierman says she is pleased that she followed her grandparents’ advice as well as her own gut feeling to get into estate planning.

“I love hearing my clients’ stories — where they are from, what they’ve learned, what they did successfully or unsuccess-

fully with their families or businesses,” she says. “I think I learn as much during my client meetings as they do.”

Kierman is also very appreciative of the many referrals she gets from her clients, adding that it always “makes (my) heart smile” to know that someone enjoyed working with her enough to share her name with someone else.

“A woman recently came to me as a client. She said she was referred to me by a friend. She then told another friend she was seeing her estate attorney and the second friend said, ‘Oh, no, you must see my attorney.’ Lucky for me, both friends were clients and both sent the new client my way,” Kierman says. “Sometimes it’s really a small world.”

While Kierman knows she specializes in an area of law that can be challenging for her clients at time to face, she knows she is helping them with a very important task.”

“I can’t imagine doing anything else, honestly. I offer a service that my clients will 100% use at some point in their lives,” she says.

Kierman Law is located at 14362 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Suite 1000, in Scottsdale. For more information, call 480-719-7333 or visit kiermanlaw.com. 

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BUSINESS

Stressing Local Gainey Business Bank opens to serve emerging business community

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By Bridgette M. Redman igger isn’t always better — especially when it comes to small- to medium-sized businesses and their banking needs.

It’s why Chairman Jim Unruh and CEO and President Joe Stewart have partnered to create Gainey Business Bank, a new community bank — and only the second community bank to open in the past 14 years. In mid-July, they held a grand opening of the first branch at 8501 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110, Scottsdale.

With a mission of serving the community with its local market knowledge, local decision-making power and superior

customer service, Gainey Business Bank has more than 125 mostly local investors who raised more capital than what was required by regulators.

The idea was born with Unruh, the owner of a private equity firm that invests in smallto medium-sized technology companies.

Immersed in that market, he says it quickly became clear to him how limited the banking support is and how few services are available for the smaller to medium-sized businesses.

“We have a lot of banks, but there really is a gap in the market here in terms of banks that serve this size and this type of business,” Unruh says.

“As fast as we’re growing and the more our economy becomes diversified, the more important having banks like a Gainey Business Bank becomes important. I saw the need, I saw the plight of those businesses and thought this is a worthy effort to make — to do something that can help.”

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Gainey Business Bank opened its first branch this July on 8501 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110, in Scottsdale. (Photo courtesy of Gainey Business Bank) Stewart points out that everyone using a bank needs to have access to cash and the ability to move money around, but small- and medium-sized businesses often need capital, usually in the form of lending.

“That involves risk for the bank and for the client,” Stewart says. “The big banks, with the number of clients they have and the size of their operation, tend to use algorithms and certain markers that indicate whether they’ll lend you money. Our model is more high touch.”

Stewart says they tend to spend more time with business owners to understand their models and financial situations. They set aside the usual credit models and algorithms and work at understanding how a business operates and why they exist. He sees them taking a different approach from the larger banks that have to make their decisions at corporate level and must limit their level of service to cover their cost structures.

What makes them different isn’t necessarily their size.

“It’s that the decisions are local,” Stewart says. “It is locally managed.”

To understand the need for Gainey Business Bank, Stewart says it helps to understand the recent history of business and economics in the greater Phoenix area. He pointed out that 20 to 30 years ago, the economy was heavily directed by how favorable interest rates were and whether construction was possible.

Real estate and construction were the driving forces of business and growth in the region. Stewart served on the executive board of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council around 2007 to 2009. Their goal then was to bring in businesses that were not 100% real estate related — or construction or developers.

While those endeavors are needed, they were seeking a balance with more businesses to provide an array of services, products and manufacturing.

Today, Stewart says, there has been a major improvement with many businesses opening and bringing new jobs to the Valley.

“Jim saw this,” Stewart says. “We’re just going to need to have some local people, local decision makers, veterans that understand how to help these businesses get off the ground. There’s no one-size-fits-all.”

Stewart — who has spent decades in the banking business including serving as the

Joe Stewart is the CEO and President of Gainey Business Bank.

(Photo courtesy of Gainey Business Bank)

Chairman Jim Unruh says the bank will fill in the market 'gap' for medium-sized businesses.

(Photo courtesy of Gainey Business Bank)

president of JPMorgan Chase Arizona — says banking has changed a lot since the 1980s.

Then, customers visited bank branches. Now, people are more likely to engage in mobile or online banking. That results in some alienation of the client to the bank, he adds.

“I’m old school in that there’s a certain appeal for many, many clients to know their people locally, people who understand them and greet them,” Stewart says. “It’s service.

You have to have a personalized approach.”

With the grand opening wrapped, Stewart says the staff is focused on getting to know their clients and understanding how they want to use the bank and how they want to be communicated with.

“That’s not saying many of these folks don’t want the online and the mobile, but they want to know who is handing their money,” Stewart says.

“Banking has gotten a little homogenized and a little ‘I can do all that online’ and I’m not a believer that that’s the best solution for everyone. Let’s say I did a business loan and I had a bump in the road and I needed to have folks look at this and see if we can make some changes. Well, it’s very tough to do if you borrowed the money online. I believe there’s an enormous amount of clients who long for understanding their bank and the bank understanding them. I don’t think that goes away because of technology.”

Unruh agrees, stressing that Gainey Business Bank is committed to forming deep relationships so that it can deeply understand what its customers are doing and can offer them sound advice.

“There’s a comfort and knowledge in knowing each other well enough that you can develop the business more like a partnership,” Unruh says.

When investors call the bank, they can reach someone who can immediately meet their needs without having to pull a file and research them. The person they are talking to will know who’s calling.

“A lot of our customers have experienced the lack of local flavor,” Stewart says.

“I learned early in my career, you don’t get anywhere by talking negatively about competitors and I will never do that. But there can be a flavor in the smaller banks in town that they’re community banks. If a transaction opportunity is above a certain size, (other banks) could have to go to their home office for an approval which could be anywhere in the country. We don’t do that. All decisions are made local. We have a veteran crew. We’ve been through a lot of wars.”

Stewart says Gainey Business Bank isn’t taking away business from regional or national banks. There’s enough room for everyone, and they will serve a much-needed niche in the Valley.

It was the niche that Unruh recognized as being important and why he was willing to invest in the creation of Gainey Business Bank.

“I really want to stress this local aspect,” Unruh says. “We’re locally owned with locally managed decisions. The decisions are made here by people who understand this area, this environment, this market, and therefore are able to add more value for our customer than simply the money that we provide.”

With the grand opening of Gainey Business Bank, its leaders hope that customers will seek them out because of their service and the reputation they plan to build. Their goal is to be able to help their customers solve problems and grow their business successfully. Unruh stresses that they plan to be an asset to their investors and to their community.

“It’s more than just earning a return on investment. This is building a business that makes a difference.” 

Gainey Business Bank 8501 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110, Scottsdale gaineybusinessbank.com 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

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Preserving

What is now the Scottsdale Airport was formerly known as Thunderbird Field II, where thousands trained to become WWII Army Air Corp pilots.

(Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial/Submitted)

the Past Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial shares airport’s history

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By Allison Brown cottsdale Airport is fourth in the world for business aviation departures, often chosen as a base for leisure, too, due to its proximity to award-winning resorts, restaurants and championship golf courses. But what many don’t know is that the airport began in 1942 as Thunderbird Field II, with the sole purpose of training WWII Army Air Corp pilots.

“A lot of people never knew that this was a training ground for WWII and that’s how it actually originated,” says Nolan de Graaff, a board member of the Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial.

“I think it’s important to preserve that, because if you remove all those remembrances, you’ll never know how or where we’re going. It’s important, too, to have a place for veterans. They come from near

and far to come here and … they sacrificed a lot for us.”

Thunderbird Field II graduated more than 5,500 students, making it one of the largest training facilities in the world, de Graaff says. The training facility peaked in November 1943, when there were 615 cadets flying an average of two hours a day.

Board member Nolan de Graaff, left center, says many are unfamiliar with the history of Scottsdale Airport.(Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial/Submitted)

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Overall, Thunderbird Field II pilots flew nearly 26.5 million miles. A little more than two years later, Thunderbird Field II was closed after the end of WWII. The airport then had a number of owners, who continued to use it for flight training, until it was purchased by the city of Scottsdale in 1966 for a whopping price of $100.

The Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial is a nonprofit that was founded in 2014 to ensure the area’s history was not left behind.

“The intent of having a Thunderbird Field Veterans Memorial is to commemorate the rich history of this field,” says Stephen Ziomek, the memorial’s president and chairman and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.

“It’s important to know the history here, because it’s people like all of these people, these veterans, it’s because of them that we’re able to talk like this and be free. It’s all about that.”

Ziomek was formerly a member of the Scottsdale Airport Advisory Commission and says during monthly meetings he heard frequent complaints about the noise.

He thought if residents knew the history

of the airport and its contribution to U.S. freedom, then maybe they wouldn’t be so quick to complain.

When a new Aviation Business Center was being built at the Scottsdale Airport in 2018, the organization was in the process of creating a memorial exhibit. Ziomek says the timing worked out perfectly for the T h u n d e r b i rd F i e l d Veterans Memorial to partner with the city of Scottsdale to create a memorial exhibit there.

The centerpiece of this exhibit is a vintage Boeing-Stearman PT-17, the exact aircraft used for training Thunderbird Field II, which is hung outside the business center. Ziomek says the plane was manufactured in 1941, and he has records of the plane dating back to 1960. Ziomek flew the antique, open-cockpit plane from its previous location in Arkansas to Scottsdale. The plane was flown a few more times for fundraisers before being retired in 2018 and permanently hung on display.

In the same outdoor courtyard, visitors can learn about various aspects of the aviation industry through two 55-inch touchscreen kiosks that have videos, articles and photo galleries. There is also a monument in honor of all who served and plaques for all of the military services as well as one for the POW/MIA. Inside the business center is the Memorial Wing, which houses original pictures from the ’40s featuring pilots and aircraft and various memorabilia, most of which Ziomek says was donated by veterans or their families.

There is also a special tribute to WWIIera Capt. Jerry Yellin, who is known as the last fighter pilot. Ziomek says Yellin flew the last combat mission of WWII, which actually took place about three hours after Japan had surrendered. However, due to radio malfunctions, Yellin was unaware, hence the nickname.

Yellin trained at Thunderbird Field II

and was invited back to see the memorial.

“When we had our first Veterans Day party, we invited him out and he was our guest,” Ziomek says. “I flew him in that Stearman airplane, which was neat because his first flight ever was in a Stearman identical to that at this exact airport in 1942. I got to give him his last ride ever; he passed three weeks later.”

Yellin’s uniform and hat were donated by the family to the Thunderbird Field II Memorial, where it remains on display, along with a photo of him in his last ride.

The Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial aims to do more than just preserve the past, though. It also offers scholarships.

The focal point of the Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial is a Boeing-Stearman PT-17, the exact type of aircraft used for training during that time. (Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial/Submitted)

“We provide six scholarships a year, two- to four-year schools and four- to two-year schools,” Ziomek says. “They have to be Arizona students going to Arizona colleges and enrolled in some sort of aviation program. We sponsor pilots, mechanics, aviation technicians, air traffic control, aircraft and airplane management, and airport management.”

In addition, the organization financially supports Dogs4Vets, an Arizona nonprofit that helps disabled veterans live a more productive life with the use of service animals.

Ziomek says Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial organization wanted to be able to provide an actual service to veterans, in addition to the memorial. In researching ways to help, Ziomek says he discovered that there are roughly 95,000 veterans in Arizona and a third of them are disabled.

Dogs4Vets provides lifetime service animal training and support for veterans.

To provide these services and maintain the memorial, the organization is always trying to raise money. De Graaff adds that 100% of proceeds go toward the scholarships, Dogs4Vets and preservation of the memorial — the board is completely volunteer-based and there is no payroll.

De Graaff says one of the organization’s biggest fundraisers is Swing Time at the airfield each Veterans Day. The event is a throwback to the ’40s, when Thunderbird Field II started, complete with a swing band, WWII memorabilia, Army Jeeps, bagpipers and costumes. The evening starts with champagne and hors d’oeuvres outside under the airplane, and moves upstairs for dinner, dancing and an auction.

Marshall Trimble, a veteran, Arizonan, historian and author, will be a special guest at this year ’s fundraiser. Tickets and sponsorships are available for purchase at the Thunderbird Field II website, tbird2.org.

“The main point of doing this (memorial) is to raise awareness.

There’s a lot of people that just don’t even know this exists, and it’s a great way for veterans and people who are descendants of veterans, like myself, to share in the memories,” De Graaff says.

“Secondly, we raise money as an organization to do things like scholarships and supporting other veterans organizations.

Our Swing Time event is a great way for us to bring the community together and raise money for our organization and the preservation of the memorial.” 

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By Alex Gallagher hen The Beatles unveiled their 1968 animated film “Yellow Submarine,” the film was quickly immortalized with art, toy versions of the submarine and now, nearly five and a half decades later, a limitededition coin.

Scottsdale-based The Crown Mint — an independent firm that develops products and packaging for the collectibles industry — recently announced it is selling 24kt pure gold or .999 silver coins shaped like the iconic yellow submarine in four weights and sizes. The coins are available for pre-sale on crownmint.com “The Beatles are probably the most influential band in the history of rock and roll so it was a pretty obvious choice,” Crown Mint principal Steven Harris said.

“There are a lot of coin companies from around the world that went after that license for a long time. At one point, we were in direct competition with the Royal Mint — the company that produces circulating coins in the U.K. So, it’s a pretty big deal to have gotten that license over everybody else that’s been after it.”

It was also something of a dream come true for him.

Harris remembers sifting through pocket change alongside his father, looking for silver dimes and quarters. He started The Crown Mint in 2008, looking for ways to reintroduce

Scottsdale firm cashes in on ‘Yellow Submarine’

younger people to coin collecting.

“These days, people don’t carry a lot of pocket change, so there isn’t that touchstone,” Harris said. “My thought was, ‘This is a really neat hobby, how do we get it and direct it towards a younger audience?’ I then thought a pop culture is a good tool that could work and so far, it has.”

The first coins rolled out in 2013 and were authentic, legal tender coins based on the “Star Wars” films. With them, the Crown Mint became the first company in the world to produce a legal tender coin that featured a major Hollywood property.

Since then, The Crown Mint has produced coins in conjunction with Coca-Cola, Marvel and The Rolling Stones before venturing into a yellow submarine and taking on the world of The Beatles this year.

“Ideally, we’re trying to get a younger group into collecting coins but in reality, we’re trying to get anybody into collecting coins,” Harris said. “So, you have to look at things that people are passionate about and one of those things certainly is music.”

When Harris began targeting music fans, there were two bands he eyed: The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

“If you ask people, ‘What are the two biggest rock ‘n’ roll bands ever?’ I think the Beatles would certainly come up and I believe the Rolling Stones would also come up. So those were two groups that we targeted,” he explained.

However, The Beatles turned out to be more of a challenge than he anticipated.

The Crown Mint had to partner with Apple Corps Ltd. — the conglomerate created by the band in 1968 that controls The Beatles Property and is still owned by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

That wasn’t the only company that The Mint Collective had to persuade to make the vision of the “Yellow Submarine” coin a reality.

The deal had to also be brokered by Sony’s Thread Shop, the Beatles’ North American licensing agent.

However, once the two entities saw the work that The Crown Mint had done with other entities, it seemed like a no-brainer.

With the project green lighted, The Crown Mint produced submarine-shaped coins out of either 24K pure gold or .999 silver embossed with a golden yellow submarine that looks identical to the one featured in the film.

The coins are available for pre-sale in four options: 1 ounce of pure 24K gold, 12 grams of pure 24K gold, 1 ounce of pure .999 silver and 10 grams of pure .999 silver and orders are expected to begin shipping out as early as September 16.

The coins sell for $129.95 on crownmint. com. 

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REMEMBER When

Waxing nostalgic on 50 years of McCormick Ranch memories First masterplanned community brings rich history

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The first homes built in the early 1970s in McCormick Ranch’s Paseo Village area north of Indian Bend and along Hayden Road. (Zina Kuhn/Submitted)

By Joan Fudala

uch has, and will be, written about the “official” history of Scottsdale’s (and Arizona’s) first master-planned community, McCormick Ranch, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.

Perhaps most treasured are the personal, unofficial memories made every day throughout the 4,200 acres known as The Ranch.

Let’s walk down that paseo together, and fondly remember: • You’re a Scottsdale old-timer (or heard stories from one) if you remember hunting quail in the area now known as McCormick Ranch from the early 1900s up to the 1940s, particularly in the area of The Slough, the Indian Bend Wash.

• Did you know the Jolly family, who had a small farm in the 1920s to 1940s where the railroad park is today, or remember when Merle Cheney sold land to Anne and Fowler McCormick for Angus cattle and Arabian horse ranching in 1942?

• Did you attend an early Arabian Horse Show at McCormick ranch in the 1950s or at their Paradise Park horse arena on the

southwest corner of what is now Shea and the Loop 101 during the 1960s?

• Did you visit Anne McCormick’s Indian Arts & Crafts Center during the 1950s/1960s on Pima Road, now the Hopi post office site?

• After Fowler McCormick sold the 4,200acre ranch to Kaiser-Aetna in 1970 for $12.1 million, the Kaiser-Aetna planning/construction office operated from the McCormick’s former home on the northeast corner of Indian Bend and Scottsdale roads. Did you find an excuse to visit K-A’s general manager Dick Boultinghouse or Planning Director George Fretz to you could marvel a t M r s . M c C o rmick’s beloved rose garden? Perhaps you attended a charity event in the house, Sailboats on like the first annual Camelback Lake Fiesta benefit for the were a common Scottsdale Foundasight in 1980s tion for the HandiMcCormick Ranch. capped in 1973.

(Scottsdale Chamber of • Were you a volCommerce/Submitted) unteer (or sidewalk superintendent) during construction of the McCormick-

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Stillman Railroad Park, 1971-75? Did you attend the grand opening of the park October 4, 1975, watching Mayor Bill Jenkins and Guy Stillman ride the Paradise & Pacific train through the ceremonial ribbon?

• Have you played The Ranch’s two 18-hole golf courses? McCormick Ranch Golf Course’s Palm Course opened March 16, 1972, the Pine course the following year.

Desmond Muirhead was course designer; John Ward the first golf course director/head professional. A temporary clubhouse opened on the north side of McCormick Parkway, just east of Scottsdale Road until the permanent facility could be built. Did you attend some of the major golf tournaments held there, like the 1973 Sun Devil-Phoenix Thunderbirds collegiate tourney in 1973, the American Airlines Celebrity Golf Classic in either 1977 or 1978 that featured major league sports stars or a National Junior College Championship?

• How long have you been part of the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association since it was incorporated September 21, 1972? Did you know the first families who moved into homes on McCormick Ranch? Richard and Nikki Kriss and their two children moved into a home on Via del Futuro, followed by Pat and Ted Stump and their two children, who moved into their home on Via del Futuro on January 12, 1973.

REMEMBER When Opened in 1984, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-Shea had expanded by this 1990 photo. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

Suggs and Ponderosa were the homebuilders in Phase I’s Paseo Village. According to the September 1992 Scottsdale Progress, “When the Stumps moved in coyotes were still running wild over the property, there was no postal delivery and no garbage pickup.

The Stumps and the Krisses used to take turns picking up each other’s mail at the Osborn Street station.” They also didn’t have telephone service for months.

• Did you use the North Branch Library in the ‘bunkhouse’ at the railroad park during the years it was open, 1974 to about 1978? Or have you enjoyed Mustang Library on 90th Street since it opened in 1987.

• Have you stayed, attended meetings or enjoyed a meal at what was opened in summer 1975 as The Inn at McCormick

A plaque at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park honors the impact Anne and Fowler McCormick had on the park, McCormick Ranch and Scottsdale. (Joan Fudala/Submitted)

Ranch? It has been branded/ named a Clarion, Regal, Millennium and is now The From 1956 through the 1960s, the All Arabian McCormick Scottsdale. ReHorse Show was held annually on the McCormember jazz performances mick’s Ranch and their Paradise Park show arena. in the lounge and the view (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) of Camelback Lake from The Pinon Grill?

• Do you remember the variety of early shops, restaurants and services that were in The Ranch’s first shopping center, Paseo Village? Like Alpha Beta (ABCo), Gentlemen’s Closet, Shrake’s Pharmacy, A Touch of Class, Needle-Mania, Prestige Cleaners (among the longest tenants), Sprouse-Reitz, Town & Country Furniture, The Little Gym, McDonald’s (with historic photos of the McCormick’s cattle/horse ranch Opened in 1976 as the Scottsdale Conference on the walls), Trinity Church, Resort, it was renamed the Scottsdale Resort at and so many others.

McCormick Ranch. Ken McKenzie, Rachel Sacco • The Scottsdale Conference and Mayor Jim Lane cut the reopening ribbon in Resort opened on McCormick September 2015. (Joan Fudala/Submitted) Parkway in 1976. Did you attend a dinner theater perforMcCormick Ranch Restaurant, Rick’s Café mance (1976), the Kruse classic car auction Americana, Buster’s, Paradise Pinata del (1978), play tennis at the resort’s Racquet Pueblo, Sydney’s Pizza, El Paso BBQ (where Club, or, more recently, attend a Scottsdale Terry Bradshaw cut the ribbon in 1996), The History Hall of Fame induction dinner there? Brioche at The Registry, Sunday brunch at Perhaps you celebrated a special occasion The Registry’s Phoenician Room, Royal Barge in the resort’s former Palm Court, where Thai Cuisine, Eddie Chan’s, The Gourmet gourmet dinners were prepared tableside, au Pizza Co., The Anderson House, Spaghetti flambe. The late Marvin Hamlisch and Rose- Company, Roy’s, Marilyn’s First, Franco’s mary Clooney each performed at benefits Trattoria, Hops! Bistro and Brewery, Nello’s, at the resort, now known as The Scottsdale Chevy’s, Applebee’s, Foster ’s Seafood, Resort at McCormick Ranch.

Chili’s, Royal China?

• Remember Monterey Jacks, which opened • Were you surprised when The Registry on McCormick Parkway in 1976? It became Resort (rebranded as a Radisson), which the Monterey Whaling Company and opened in December 1977, was razed for has been the Chart House for decades. redevelopment in 2005? Countless comOr how about these restaurants that have munity events were held there, from the been around The Ranch over the years: Scottsdale Chamber ’s tradeshows and SEPTEMBER 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /

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REMEMBER When annual luncheons, to City Council candidate forums, a performance by Gladys Knight and the Pips, and numerous charity benefits.

The resort’s Racquet Club hosted major tennis tournaments, including several Bert Convy Celebrity Tennis tournaments in the mid-1980s, a Prudential-Bache Securities Grand Champions Tennis Tournament in 1984 and the Butch Walt & Friends Tennis Exhibition (featuring John McEnroe) in 1986.

Walt became the resort’s director of tennis.

• Have you been a member of one of the many clubs in The Ranch? The Scottsdale Railroad & Mechanical Society since 1971, Kiwanis Club of McCormick Ranch since 1977, McCormick Ranch Women’s Association since 1978, Sunrise Rotary Club since 1983, and many others.

• Remember shopping at some of The Ranch’s former stores: Alpha Beta, Reay’s Market, Smith’s, Smitty’s, ProPhoto, Block-

buster Video, Mrs. Fields, Famous Amos, Del Lago Fashions, I Love You Gift Shop, Super X Drugs, CompUSA, Stein Mart, Paddock Pools, the Pima Crossing Antique Mall…or banking at Continental, Valley National or 1st Interstate Banks, just to name a few?

• Perhaps you’ve been a patient, visitor or generous donor since HonorHealth has had a presence in McCormick Ranch starting in 1978 when then-named Scottsdale Memorial opened the Kenneth M. Piper Family Health Center on Shea near 90th Street. First Lady Nancy Reagan was the honored guest in January 1984 for the dedication of Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-Shea.

The Virginia G. Piper Cancer Designed by Desmond Muirhead, the McCormick Center opened in DecemRanch Golf Courses opened in 1972-73 and have ber 2001. HonorHealth’s hosted major tournaments as well as family corporate headquarters is outings. (Joan Fudala/Submitted) also located in The Ranch at Hayden and Via de Ventura.

• Remember reading Hoyt Johnson’s The Rancher (198183) which became Scottsdale Scene magazine? Seeing the Prestige Cleaners hot air balloon flying over The Ranch? Sailing on Camelback Lake? Enjoying a Kiwanis pancake breakfast in the Paseo Village shopping center parking lot? Watching the 1978 Fiesta Bowl Marathon runners cross the finish line at the railroad park? Taking the family to the railroad The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park opened park for a summer concert, in October 1975 on land donated to the city of RailFair or Holiday Lights?

Scottsdale by the McCormicks. This photo shows an Attending or sending your empty lot behind the sing on the northeast corner of children to Cochise ElemenScottsdale and Indian Bend roads, not the site of The tary School, which opened in Seville shopping center. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) 1980? Enjoying Comanche,

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The Inn at McCormick Ranch opened on Scottsdale Road in 1975; it is now known as The McCormick Scottsdale.

(Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

Shoshone, Zuni, Mountain View city parks?

Attending the city’s annual Veterans Day event at the railroad park since 1989?

Watching water spew from Public Art’s horse sculptures along Indian Bend Road following a big rainstorm? Shopping at Antigua’s annual parking lot sale when the embroidery company was located on 94th Way? Surviving the disruption of Pima Freeway construction in the late 1990s that closed Pima Road permanently (now we can’t imagine life without Loop 101)?

• Watching as real estate values in McCormick Ranch have risen dramatically? In 2012, the average sale price was $419,268 ($170 per square foot). In 2017, the average sale price was $589,035 ($233 per square foot). Over the past 12 months, the average sale price was $1,083,710 ($433 per square foot). During this same 10-year period, the scope of project work has gone from interior remodeling and enhancements to full renovations and new construction projects, with finished values far exceeding $2 million, according to the property owners’ association.

• Looking to the future, the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association (MRPOA) is committed to building on the values and principles that have made McCormick Ranch such a desirable location.

• “Our strategic plan was first adopted with the 2012 budget,” said MRPOA Executive Director Jaime Uhrich. “We updated it in 2016 to include strategies to ensure the health and vitality of the Ranch for the next decade. Today, after 50 years, McCormick Ranch remains a thriving community in the heart of Scottsdale. Although changes have been made, the essence of McCormick Ranch remains intact — a neighborly community of people who find the Ranch an exceptional place to live life to the fullest.”

So many memories yet to make around McCormick Ranch; so many opportunities to shop, dine and use the services of today’s McCormick Ranch businesses. Enjoy the next 50 years at The Ranch! 

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Mars will remain in the intellectual sign of Gemini through January.

Personal power days: September 28 and September 29 SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21 September ’s busy planetary month may not allow you to be on your own.

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