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Gradual SUSD classroom reopening to begin Sept. 21 BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

NEWS.................................. 2 Make-A-Wish Foundation honored here.

NEIGHBORS...............21 Scottsdale artist helps ease pandemic anxiety.

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tudents will begin returning to classrooms this month following a decision by the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board to approve a phased full reopening for all grade levels. The plan, approved unanimously on Sept.

9, gives the green light for students’ return to campuses for the first time since schools were shut down in March at the onset of the pandemic. The decision follows similar moves by Valley districts like Mesa, Chandler and nearby Cave Creek, which also voted to reopen schools over the next few weeks. SUSD students in kindergarten through

2nd grade will return to classrooms on Sept. 21, followed by 3rd through 5th grades on Sept. 29. Following the district’s fall break, middle and high school students will return to classrooms on Oct. 12. District administration had already

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Candidate’s stand here rings hollow up north

BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

n campaign advertisements and media interviews, Scottsdale mayoral candidate Lisa Borowsky has vowed to support public participation in the development process and uphold the city’s stringent design guidelines. “It’s really the cornerstone of my campaign and what prompted me to get in the race,” Borowsky said. That statement comes against the backdrop of a fraught few years in which Scottsdale residents have mobilized twice to kill controversial development projects – the Desert Discovery Center in 2018 and Southbridge Two in 2020 – and vocally opposed others that ultimately received City

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Mayor honors Make-A-Wish Foundation BY MCKENNA LEAVENS Progress Contributor

orty-years after granting the wish of a terminally-ill 7-year-old Scottsdale boy, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was honored by Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane last week. Lane unveiled a sign that read “MakeA-Wish Way” on the corner of 78th Street and Thomas Road, next to The Parsons Wish House that houses MakeA-Wish Arizona. Lane also declared Sept. 8, 2020, Make-A-Wish day in Scottsdale. The parent organization, headquartered in Phoenix, has more than 60 local chapters across the United States, and over 40 more around the world. It helps terminally ill children and their families by working to arrange that their wishes come true. Make-A-Wish has enabled some children to travel to Disneyworld, act out their wishes to be first responders and even meet astronauts. Last week’s event marked the anniversary of the first impromptu wish granted to a child that then inspired a group of local Valley residents to start the foundation in earnest. On April 29, 1980, a wish was granted to Chris Greicius, who had leukemia. Chris told his mother, Linda Pauling, that he wanted to be a police officer, and she shared that wish with a friend in law enforcement, who helped organize a special day for the mother and son.

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Scottsdale resident Linda Pauling cofounded the Make-A-Wish Foundation after she and other Valley residents came together to make 7-year-old son’s wish true shortly before he passed away from leukemia in 1980. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane with Make-A-Wish co-founder Linda Pauling, center and CEO Elizabeth Reich on Sept. 8, which Lane officially named Make-A-Wish Day in Scottsdale in honor of the organization’s 40th anniversary. (City of Scottsdale)

A Department of Public Safety helicopter picked up Chris and his mother from the hospital and took them to the DPS headquarters for a tour. He was then made the first honorary DPS Officer and received a DPS badge and helmet that day. Days later, the officers went over to Chris’s home and presented him with a custommade DPS uniform. Greicius “patrolled” the streets of Scottsdale on a toy bike. The little boy passed away days later but his legacy continues today –thanks to the organization started by his mother and others involved in making that first wish come true. Since that time, the Make-A-Wish foundation has worked over the years to help over 300,000 critically ill children fulfill their wishes. Pauling, co-founder and volunteer for Make-A-Wish, still lives in Scottsdale. “That wish saved my life,” she said. “This foundation is a dream come true; they’re not asking for anything in return. They just want to help.” Pauling said that on the day her son’s wish was granted, he wasn’t sick. “Wishes bring hope to these terminally ill children,” she said. Make-A-Wish has continued to make those wishes come true this year despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, said Hollie Costello, the vice president of public relations and marketing. Because of COVID-19, the foundation had to cancel their biggest fundraiser of the year, she said. “COVID has severely changed how we raise funds, but the wishes granted during the pandemic have been more impactful than ever,” Costello said.

That sentiment was shared by Brooklynn Doren, an Arizona State University sophomore who volunteers with MakeA-Wish through a partnership with the Chi Omega sorority. “Make-A-Wish is one of the reasons I joined Chi Omega,” Doren said. “It raises the kids’ morale so much that they are able to overcome these (illnesses).” According to Costello, just last weekend Make-A-Wish granted a little boy’s simple desire. A play set was installed in his backyard because the pandemic has made it impossible for him to go to the park or play with friends. He now has a playground in the comfort of his home. “Though this is small, it changed this little boy’s life,” Costello said.

Scottsdale resident Chris Greicius, a seven-year-old with leukemia, “patrolled” Scottsdale in 1980 after his mother and other Valley residents made his wish of becoming a police officer come true. That wish inspired the creation of the Make-AWish Foundation. (Courtesy of Linda Pauling)

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Scottsdale police nab man who faked disease BY KEVIN REAGAN Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale Police have arrested a Chandler man on felony charges that he allegedly attempted to scam his friends, police officers and prosecutors into believing he was dying of an incurable illness. Christopher Nelson, 49, was indicted last month by a county grand jury on 18 felony counts of fraud, forgery, and identity theft for an elaborate effort to convince the public he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS – a rare disease that destroys the nervous system and typically ends in death within a few years of diagnosis. Authorities suspect Nelson used wheelchairs and walkers to simulate symptoms of the disease in order to evade court dates and solicit donations from sympathetic friends. The alleged ruse is the second time Nelson has recently been accused of faking a debilitating illness for financial gain. A few years ago, Nelson was suspected

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Christopher Nelson speech-generating device. Nelson also solicited someone through social media to fix his truck for free so the defendant could take “one last ride” before he succumbed to ALS, according to authorities. Investigators conducted a surveillance operation outside Nelson’s Chandler residence and observed him walking, talking, dancing, doing yard work and lifting heavy objects – contradicting how he presented himself in court. Court records show Nelson has been accused of scheming and deceiving Valley residents for decades. His criminal history in Maricopa County dates back to 1995, when he first pleaded guilty to one count of fraud. In 1998, Nelson again pleaded guilty to theft charges and was placed on probation for a couple years. He faced several felony charges in 2014 after authorities caught him using the identities of his acquaintances to harass someone who had filed a restraining order against him. Nelson pleaded guilty to criminal impersonation and was sentenced to one year in prison. Not long after Nelson was released from the Arizona Department of Corrections in 2017, he was charged in the cancer fraud. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has been attempting to restrict Nelson’s movements since his 2017 offenses due to the level of fear his victims have for possible retaliation. “The defendant is a danger to not only himself but to the community in which he resides,” prosecutors wrote. Scottsdale Police asks anyone who may have been defrauded by Nelson to contact the agency at 480-312-8141.

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Council approval. Borowsky, who is running against Dave Ortega in the city’s general election on Nov. 3, told the Progress that she is the right candidate to broker compromise between developers and residents that allows for thoughtful growth with citizens’ concerns in mind. “So, I think there’s got to be that middle ground – that give and take – and it’s got to be thoughtful…” Borowsky said. “The test should be: does it enhance Scottsdale? Does it enhance our community? Does it enhance our area?” But residents of the Verde Valley over 100 miles from Scottsdale have called out Borowsky for allegedly failing to practice what she preaches. The residents, who hail from Cornville and surrounding areas, are opposed to Spring Creek Ranch, a proposed mixed-use development that would bring 1,900 homes, apartments RV pads and assisted living units to 280 acres of land off State Route 89A, just about 13 miles south of Sedona. The property is owned by Eric Borowsky, the candidate’s father. Lisa Borowsky has featured prominently in Spring Creek Ranch’s roll out and has represented the proposed development before the Yavapai County Planning and Zoning Commission and the Cottonwood City Council. Lisa Borowsky told the Progress she is not a developer or a zoning attorney and that she is only representing the development because her father asked her to be involved. Eric Borowsky previously owned the Arizona Snowbowl – which itself was embroiled in a controversy that started over a decade ago when Navajos and other Native American tribes opposed the use of reclaimed water to create snow. Six Cornville area residents told the Progress said Lisa Borowsky’s approach to the Spring Creek development does not square with her campaign message, charging that her family is uninterested in local concerns. “The part that really chaps all of our hides is that her platform for Scottsdale is the very thing that she’s blatantly destroying here,” said Natasha Shealy, who lives about two miles from the proposed development. “It’s almost like she’s just thumbing her nose at us.” Added resident Daniel Holland: “I saw

Residents have crammed various outreach efforts by the Borowskys, registering their opposition to the 1,900-home Spring Creek Ranch development. (Verde Independent)

the commercials for her running for mayor down there, and she seems to think the people of Scottsdale should control the development of Scottsdale and no unnecessary building…and then she comes up here, and she does the opposite.” Residents opposed to Spring Creek Ranch have shown up in force at multiple public meetings on the development, most recently last month before Cottonwood City Council in which it considered a request by the Borowskys to annex their land. The Council received 129 emails and 16 phone calls in opposition. One email favored the annexation but opposed Spring Creek Ranch. That type of turnout is not uncommon. According to the Verde Independent newspaper, prior to a canceled meeting of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in January, opponents submitted 245 letters of opposition to the project compared to 15 in favor. The Independent also reported that prior to a December 2019 meeting of the Yavapai County Planning and Zoning Commission, nearly all social media traffic it monitors and letters to the editor were opposed to Spring Creek Ranch. The complaints mirror those made by Scottsdale residents in recent years regarding new developments in downtown Scottsdale and north of Loop 101, where residents have fought efforts by

home builders to increase density and reduce required lot sizes. Nearby residents said Spring Creek would negatively impact existing homeowners who prefer a less dense, rural lifestyle. “Cornville is a rural community,” Mary Lou Christianson said. “And what they’re proposing doesn’t belong in a rural, agricultural community; it’s just not appropriate.” Lisa Borowsky disagreed. “It’s very much so in keeping with the character of the area,” Borowsky said. “In fact, it’ll just be such a nice community for the area…they do not currently have something similar – a masterplan community.” Borowsky said Spring Creek Ranch will have superior amenities. Residents said the increased density and accompanying traffic would negatively impact an area that currently has limited ingress and egress. They said the developer – and Lisa Borowsky specifically – have largely ignored their feedback. “There’s nothing that fits our rural way of life at all about anything that she’s got going on here,” Lynne Ordean said. “And after the meetings, she has no interest in talking to any members of the community at all; she shuts down like you cannot believe.” Borowsky said her family has conducted ample outreach.

“I think we were required to do one meeting and to meet with a handful of organized groups – we’ve done about tenfold of what we would have ever been required to do,” Borowsky said. Local reporting in the Verde Independent confirms Borowsky’s claims and shows the family has hosted open houses. But that reporting also highlighted the contentious nature of those meetings. At one meeting in February, Borowsky had “tense exchanges with other residents leading up to that moment, mainly over both the size and density of the plan or the potential impact to the Spring Creek watershed,” according to the Verde Independent. In one case, Borowsky ordered a resident to leave after he raised his voice. Despite those tense exchanges, Lisa Borowsky said her father did respond to community concerns by reducing the number of units planned for the land. According to the Verde Independent, the Borowskys reduced the plan by about 1,000 units after the Yavapai County Planning and Zoning Commission denied the original proposal in a 5-4 vote to recommend disapproval of the project in December 2019. The residents also said they were concerned about how the project would af-

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fect its namesake Spring Creek – part of a riparian area that is the native home to spikedace and Gila topminnow, two endangered species of fish. In October 2019 – prior to the reduction in size of the project – the Arizona Game and Fish Department submitted a letter to Yavapai County that development and increased visitation to the site could cause habitat degradation and negatively impact local wildlife. Borowsky said the development has worked with a number of local groups to address these concerns, including Arizona Game and Fish, the Nature Conservancy and Friends of the Verde River. “The Department has conducted very limited wildlife surveys on the property in the past, with permission from the landowner,” according to a statement from Arizona Game and Fish. “We value the resource, respect private property ownership, and are available to provide conservation recommendations or assistance if requested by the landowner.” Representatives for the Nature Conservancy and Friends of the Verde River both confirmed they had met with the Borowskys but neither took formal positions on the project. “We have met with Lisa and her father a couple of times to talk about how we thought the project could be improved to reduce its impact on Spring Creek and the Verde River,” said Nancy Steele, executive director of Friends of the Verde River. “We don’t have any agreement with them nor have we endorsed the project in any way.” “The Conservancy does not have a specific stance on the proposed Spring Creek Development located near Sedona as we do not take positions related specific land development projects,” said Kimberly Schonek, Verde River Project director for the Nature Conservancy in Arizona. Some suggestions provided by the Conservancy included developing water recharge projects and efficient water use habits, like low-water use landscaping and efficient household appliances. The Conservancy also noted that increasing the density of the project could ultimately benefit the area by encouraging the development of needed infrastructure. “Cluster development with higher density that allows cost effective installation of water and other infrastructure

Residents have objected to Eric Borowsky's proposed development as a threat to their quality of life in the Cornville area, near Sedona. . ((Verde Independent)

needs. This allows for capture of effluent for treatment rather than use of septic tanks and allows for recharge and re-use of water while reducing water quality impacts…” Schonek said. At the Cottonwood City Council meeting in August, Community Developer Director Scott Ellis said the proposed annexation could allow the city to build a centralized water system at Spring Creek Ranch after development. When asked by the Progress about criticism from residents who said their voices are being ignored, Borowksy said “I don’t think anyone has said that.” But just days before that interview, Borowsky sat in the front row at a Cottonwood City Council meeting on Aug. 18 where a dozen residents showed up to criticize the development. “This is the wrong project in the project place,” Susanna Sophia Hart said at the meeting. “Our community has been going to meeting after meeting trying to express our voices to the Borowskys – they do not care. They do not want to listen to anyone in the community.” Borowsky said the only residents who may have been ignored are those that want her father to simply give the property away for nothing to create a public park. “That voice I would agree was not heard because that’s just simply an im-

possible thing to do,” Borowsky said. Christianson did suggest Eric Borowsky donate the land but other opponents said they simply want the Borowskys to abide by the existing zoning. Currently, the land is zoned for rural homes by a Yavapai County designation that would only allow about 140 homes on the property – about 1,700 less units than Eric Borowsky is proposing. The Borowskys recently asked the Cottonwood City Council to annex the land away from the county and indicated it would then request a zoning amendment to allow for higher densities. Borowsky declined to discuss the particulars of the rezoning plans and said it was not pertinent to the Scottsdale election. “I don’t want to get into the weeds on this, because it’s not relevant to Scottsdale and you can quote me on that,” Borowsky said. “It’s not relevant to my position on development in Scottsdale. “I feel the exact same way – I feel like developers have to work hard to achieve the best proposal and the goals of the community,” she added. “And we’re doing that there and that’s what I expect to do in Scottsdale.” But the area residents who spoke to the Progress said the rezoning is at the heart of their opposition, saying it would pave the way for a sea of rooftops. “I’m not against developments, you

know, but keep the zoning,” Holland said. “If you’re going buy something on speculation that you can change the zoning and you don’t get a change, well that’s on you.” That argument mirrors comments made by Scottsdale residents, particularly those in northern parts of the city who have opposed increased densities north of Loop 101, where much of the land was historically limited to one home per acre. The northern area of the city is considered a stronghold for Borowsky, who led Ortega in every voting precinct north of Loop 101 in the August Primary Election, according to County Recorder’ data. But Ortega argued those very residents would oppose Borowsky’s project if it landed in their backyard. “So there’s no way something that extreme would ever be considered in Scottsdale,” Ortega said. The Verde Valley residents opposed to Spring Creek Ranch said they, too, are just trying to preserve the low density and open space that drew them to the Verde Valley in the first place. “Just even like your community, (we’re) saying ‘hey, we don’t want this,” Hart said. “We want to stay with the character of our place – seems fair enough (but) developers come in they’re all about making money and we have to be the ones to day know, to stand up for what we believe in.”

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planned to bring special education and pre-K students back to campuses on Sept. 14. The district will also continue to offer the distance learning option to families that wish to remain at home for the time being due to health issues or other concerns. The decision to offer a full in-person return option to families came just a week after a Sept. 1 meeting where the Governing Board considered implementing a hybrid model that would have seen students come back to campuses just two days each week until the district met “green” benchmarks recommended by state health officials – and adopted by the Governing Board – that signal it is safe to fully reopen schools. SUSD is currently in the “yellow” zone, according to those benchmarks and only qualified in the eyes of health officials to reopen on a hybrid basis. The benchmarks are voluntary. As of Sept. 10, ZIP codes where SUSD students live had an average of 86 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 residents, a percent positivity rate of 5.3 percent and just 2 percent of area hospitalizations were for Covid-like symptoms. The latter two metrics fall within the green zone, but the guidelines recommend that the district reach under 10 cases per 100,000 for two straight weeks to allow for five days in classrooms. The numbers are not moving in the right direction. Cases per 100,000 in SUSD ZIP codes jumped from 34 from Aug. 23-29 to 86 from Aug. 30-Sept. 5, according to data posted by Maricopa County last Thursday, the day after the board meeting. Some of that jump can be attributed to a huge spike in cases in 85281, which that includes Arizona State University. But, overall, eight of the district’s 15 ZIP codes saw both cases numbers and percent positivity rise week over week, according to the latest data available on the county’s dashboard. That means the district is likely to remain in the yellow hybrid zone for the foreseeable future. Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County’s medical director for disease control, told SUSD Superintendent Scott Menzel that it is unlikely the district will

The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously on Sept. 10 to approve a phased reopening of schools. The map to the left reflects the latest COVID-19 data in the Scottsdale area. (Sprecial to the Progress))

fall below 10 cases per 100,000 until there is a vaccine. But the board two weeks ago directed Superintendent Scott Menzel to survey families to find out their opinion on several reopening options. The survey, which had an overall response rate of 68 percent, found there was not much of an appetite for the twoday hybrid model, with only 25 percent of respondents preferring it. The survey also showed a nearly even split between families willing to return to school immediately and those who would wait longer. According to the survey, 50 percent of families wanted to return to school immediately while 30 percent preferred to waiting until schools met the “green” benchmarks for reopening. Another 7 percent of families preferred to wait to reopen until a vaccine is available and 8 percent wanted to remain in distance learning for the rest of the year. At the board meeting on Sept. 1, there was some concern that a full return for any grade level would violate the state health benchmarks adopted by the district, meaning the board would have to vote to repeal or modify those metrics before it could approve any full return. But last week. 9, Menzel said that was not the case due to the results of the survey. “So, it’s not bad news that our community is split,” Menzel said. “It actually

opens up a new possibility for how we can proceed.” Menzel told the board that the nearly even split allows the district to offer a full inperson return to families that want that. Menzel told the board the new plan still technically qualifies as a hybrid under the adopted benchmarks, because a significant portion of families indicated they will remain at home. “So based on the data, it appears as though we actually have a natural hybrid,” Menzel said. He added, “We’re proposing to say we have half of our families ready to come back now, and we can actually get close to approximate the kind of hybrid that we were trying to get before we knew where our parents would land and that means that you have fewer students coming on campus every day.” Still, Menzel acknowledged that the plan will not meet all of the recommendations in state and county guidelines. Under the hybrid model, the state benchmarks state schools should implement physical distancing. “It has parenthetically six feet, but again, that’s a recommendation, not a

requirement,” Menzel said. The district will also follow many of the state recommendations, including requiring face masks, canceling field trips and large gatherings and closing large communal spaces. At previous meetings, district staff said it was more likely the district would be able to implement distancing of three feet in classrooms. The district will also institute many safety measures seen at other districts reopening throughout the state. Dennis Roehler, the district’s director of facilities, said that includes installing signage to encourage distancing on campus, installing 500 hand sanitizing stations throughout the district and providing cleaning supplies and protective equipment for staff and classrooms. Menzel encourages anyone with symptoms of the virus to stay home and said

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Teen Lifeline helps kids through their despair BY MOLLY BOHANNON Special for Cronkite News

he small office building, nestled just off the road near a medical office and appliance store, looks more like a house where a quiet family might live. On a Friday night early last spring, Madison Marks, 20, sits in one of the chairs waiting for the phone to ring. The part-time Starbucks barista, who’s dressed in black and rocks blonde streaks through her short brown hair, picks up when a 15-year-old calls to share the troubles that led her to seek help from a stranger. Marks stops her at one point and asks the requisite question: “On a scale of one to 10, one being you’re OK and 10 being you’d kill yourself right now, how are you feeling?” Marks is among about 100 volunteers for Teen Lifeline, a teen-run suicide prevention hotline that opened in 1986. It has become a critical took in the effort to curb teen suicides, which Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday is a significant problem in Arizona. In 2003, Teen Lifeline became the first teen-run hotline nationwide accredited by the nonprofit American Association of Suicidology and over the years has been expanding and improving its own services, including a text-based hotline launched in 2016. It remains Arizona’s only crisis hotline operated by teens. A 2018 study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked suicide as the second-leading cause of death for teenagers nationwide. Experts and studies can’t point to one main reason for the high numbers, although many U.S. teenagers are feeling alone despite seeming more connected than ever, thanks to social media and the internet. Ducey last week noted that suicide is the leading cause of death in Arizona for children ages 10-14. Arizona has been hit particularly hard in recent years, with its teen suicide rate surpassing those in more than half the other states. A 2019 United Health Foundation report showed that from 2017 to 2019, the suicide rate for ages 15 to 19 rose 17 percent – to 13 deaths per 100,000 teens from 11.1 deaths – well above the national rate of 10.5 deaths per 100,000. Kelli Donnley Williams, a suicide prevention specialist in Arizona, said the state’s

increase in teen suicides mirrors national trends, especially in states west of Mississippi River, where “the thread that seems to weave through everyone’s suicide story is one of isolation and loneliness.” The trained volunteers work shifts from 3 to 9 p.m., answering calls and texts. Some come to the hotline in sweatpants, their smartphones loaded with Netflix, YouTube and other apps so they can watch movies between calls. Others are still dressed in school uniforms and use free moments to finish assignments in notebooks and on laptops. They work under the supervision of clinicians, who train volunteers and sit with them during calls, offering words of assurance and writing notes to help the teen operator when needed. The teens aren’t there to give advice. They try to calm the callers and, mostly, just listen. Occasionally, something a caller says reminds Marks of her own struggles and takes her back to her own dark times. These are the moments that remind her of how much having someone to talk to can improve a situation. “You can hear a difference in the caller’s voice, when they’re like, ‘Thank you, you helped me so much,’” Marks said. “And, really, all we did was listen when they felt like they had no hope at all.” Although no research has been done on the effectiveness of peer-to-peer hotlines with regard to teen suicide, Madelyn Gould, a researcher specializing in suicide prevention lines at Columbia University Medical Center, said there’s promise in the format because teenagers are more likely to turn to peers during mental health struggles. A main reason, she said, is that teenagers often believe they’ll be better understood by someone who might have had the same experiences. “It’s not the only thing (to combat youth suicide), it’s not going to be the main thing,” Gould said. “But it has the potential to be a way to get kids into help that ordinarily wouldn’t have that would be missed with all through the cracks and have a safety net.” The success of peer hotlines, she said, is largely dependent on the preparation of its volunteers. She suggested hotlines follow Teen Lifeline’s example and train volunteers on active listening, collaborative problem solving and the ability to connect with callers. It takes two months to two years to train

a volunteer to work at Teen Lifeline. The rigorous, threephase training includes two weekend seminars, speakers from organizations the hotline refers callers to and thorough role playing and practice calls. Although the process is lengthy, volunteers say every step is necessary for the job they’re preparing to do. The second phase is the longest – six to 52 weeks – and focuses on six areas: suicide, pregnancy, relationship violence, runaways, abuse and sexuality, which are the issues that come up most frequently on the hotline and drive many of the callers to consider suicide. Clinicians rotate through the call room supervising volunteers and teaching trainees intervention tactics for each problem area. Modules on the six focus areas end with a role-playing exercise in which trainees are tested on their ability to have a conversation that meets Teen Lifeline’s strict standards. “They don’t have to be counselors,” said Nikki Kontz, clinical director of Teen Lifeline. “They just have to learn how to be themselves and use good communication skills.” Kontz said her group’s volunteers are taught skills that behavioral health experts typically learn in graduate school programs. They practice how to actively listen, solve problems, show empathy and build relationships with callers to guide the caller to what a good next step would look like. They learn the techniques during the second phase of training, by practicing phone calls, discussing with the clinician team what might happen during calls and watching situational videos of what callers may be experiencing. Learning to apply these skills to callers isn’t too hard for the volunteers because so many of them have friends who are going through similar problems, or they’ve been through the issues themselves. For callers, it should feel as though they’re talking to a friend. “We are not an advice hotline,” Kontz said. Even after the three phases are complete, volunteers can remain in training until they’re confident enough to take calls. It typically takes 80 to 100 hours of training for teens to be cleared to work the hotline,

Kontz said. Kontz said calls and texts increased as the COVID-19 outbreak began and continued to rise in the following months. Although the subjects of calls were mostly the same, she said, callers felt added stresses from the pandemic. “We’re also dealing with the reality of what’s being affected immediately: graduation is nonexistent, (and) when you’ve worked so hard for something and to have that taken away, it’s heartbreaking,” Kontz said. Those added stresses, including the loss of prom and other typical school activities, made it clear to Kontz that the volunteers needed the hotline as much as it needed them. “They don’t have the outlet of school,” she said. “This is the time where the reason we exist is very evident: we exist for them as well as them to be there for callers.” When they’re not answering calls or texts from teenagers in crisis, some volunteers alternate between napping on the bean bag chair and answering Snapchats on their phones. Some do schoolwork and browse the internet. Others talk – with each other and the supervisors – going quickly from hotline-related topics to debating who rules the foosball table. The volunteers are discreet about their work, making it hard to tell whether one is writing an essay or answering a hotline text until they ask for a second opinion on a message or need help crafting a response. Gregory, a senior at Brophy College Preparatory, became a peer counselor in 2018 after seeing Teen Lifeline’s information on the back of his school ID, which is one of the organization’s initiatives to expand its community presence.

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Axon’s $49M bid gets state land buy BY PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

cottsdale-based Axon won a State Land Trust auction last week, agreeing to pay $49.1 million for 74 acres of prime real estate near Loop 101 and Hayden Road. The company plans to use the land to expand its Scottsdale headquarters. The sale came just weeks after the Scottsdale City Council approved a deal to reimburse Axon $9.4 million for infrastructure improvements connected to the project. The reimbursement plan is contingent on Axon meets construction and employment benchmarks following the

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signage will remind people to keep an eye out for those symptoms. “So, you have a way to remember every day because what we need is for people to be extra cautious to look out for the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone in our learning community so that we can remain open,” he said. The district also upgraded its air conditioning filters from MERV 8 to 13. Filters rated 13 or higher are efficient at capturing airborne viruses, according to ASHRAE, an industry group. District administration will give more a detailed description of those measures at the next board meeting later this month. The new model did receive support from at least one public health official. Menzel said he spoke with Sunenshine, who called the phased return plan “genius.” But both Menzel and the board acknowledged that implementing the new plan will be complicated and will re-

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Eva, a sophomore at Scottsdale Prep, began training in November 2019, after realizing she was the “friend group problem solver.” She has considered being a counselor when she grows up. “I’ve always enjoyed helping people, or

expansion. In order to receive its full reimbursement, Axon must build at least 250,000 square feet of commercial or manufacturing space and have a payroll of $130 million over any continuous 12-month period within five years of the state land auction. As part of the deal, Axon agreed to reserve 4.5-6 acres for the city to build a fire station, water pump and potential future command center for events in the area. The city agreed to pay Axon the same per acre price it paid for the larger parcel, which comes to about $663,514 per acre. That means the city will owe Axon between $3 million and $4 million for the land.

Axon must still come back before the Scottsdale City Council to ask for rezoning on the new site to pave the way for its expansion. According to the agreement with the city, Axon plans to request to rezone the property to I-1 industrial park zoning and will ask for amended standards to allow for buildings up to 82 feet tall – well above the 52 feet allowed under city code. Axon’s successful land purchase coupled with the reimbursement from the city all but guarantees the homegrown Taser and body camera manufacturer will remain in Scottsdale for the foreseeable future.

That was not a given as recently as a few years ago when Axon agreed to purchase land on the nearby Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. But in 2019, Axon backed out after it was unable to secure design approval for its new headquarters from the SRPMIC. The company could face similar issues in Scottsdale though, a city known for its stringent design guidelines. Preliminary designs for the new Axon campus show a unique building that includes an illuminated 40-foot-wide sign bearing the company’s name, banding around the building in the company’s signature yellow and a futuristic illuminated lighting system.

quire compromises by both families and school staff. “Everybody’s going to sacrifice a little something,” Menzel said. “Not everybody’s going to get everything they want, but more kids are going to get what they need.” For instance, each school will have to navigate complicated staffing issues and some students may have to switch teachers in order to maintain smaller class sizes. “If there’s 30 kids in a class of third graders, they’re not going to have 15 just magically show up and 15 (stay home),” board Vice President Patty Beckman said. “We may have some classes that all 30 show up that day for a full return and eight show up in another classroom.” There are also many unknowns when it comes to how the district will staff each school do to differing demand at each location. Other districts, including neighboring Cave Creek, have had to cancel in-person returns at some schools because too many teachers did not to return to the

classroom. Menzel acknowledged staffing will be difficult but said the district already offered teachers with health issues and other concerns the opportunity to teach in Scottsdale Online, the district’s fully online offering. “And we had spots that were still available for others who wanted to be in Scottsdale Online. So our belief was that the other teachers were prepared to return when we were prepared to return,” Menzel said. But, he added, “Now, there are some who have expressed concern, some doubt, they want to wait longer. But at the end of the day, we have to be able to provide the educational services for our students.” Even if the majority of teachers do return, each school will have to deal with unique situations to staff each grade level. While overall 50 percent of families want to return now, that even split will likely not align perfectly at every school. “While in the aggregate the numbers work really well, the numbers do vary

by building,” Menzel said. Menzel said there are no current plans to ask families to switch schools. But that could mean some teachers will be asked to leave their current school temporarily to teach at a school with higher demand this year and teachers remaining in the distance learning model could teach students from multiple schools. The district will also have to grapple with what to do if COVID-19 data rise within district boundaries or there is an outbreak on one of its campuses. Menzel said the district’s response will be dictated by the specific case. If there is an outbreak at a specific school, Maricopa County could recommend SUSD close a school or quarantine a specific classroom, he said. If there are upward infection trends communitywide, the district could be forced to a wider shutdown. That scenario could likely only play out if the district’s ZIP codes reached the “red” level in two or more of the state’s benchmarks for two straight weeks.

knowing that they’re happier feeling better about something. So I really like being able to know that (callers are), in a better and safer place,” she said. All the volunteers at Teen Lifeline have the desire to help their peers, but the similarities end there in a lot of cases, Kontz said. “The kids that are attracted here, really the

thing that unites them is that they want to help, but they look very different from each other,” she said. “(They) probably would never talk to each other at school. But here they get to know each other on a different level; they get to be a more genuine part of who they are, versus who they have to be at school or on social media.”

If you or someone you know is in need of help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor right away. Or, contact Teen Lifeline directly at 602-248-8336 (TEEN). This story was produced in partnership with the Arizona Community Foundation.

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Republicans are no-shows in LD 23 Clean Elections debate BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Arizona Clean Elections debate in Legislative District 23 featured little actual debate as only two candidates for separate offices agreed to participate. Democrats Seth Blattman, candidate for Arizona Senate, and Eric Kurland, who is running for the State House, each took part in the discussion, which was hosted online by the Arizona Clean Elections Commission and moderated by reporter Arren Kimbel-Sannit from the Arizona Capitol Times. Incumbents Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, and Rep. John Kavanagh, RFountain Hills, did not participate. Scottsdale Republican Joseph Chaplik, who unseated incumbent Rep. Jay Lawrence in the primary, also declined an invitation to the debate. Both Blattman and Kurland took that opportunity to call out their opposition for failing to debate the issues in a public forum.

“Basically, she’s a hiding,” Blattman said of Ugenti-Rita. “She thinks she can go ahead and win without having to answer any tough questions, because if tough questions were to be asked of her, she doesn’t have a good answer,” Blattman said. “What she’s done with her time in the Legislature has served nobody but herself and maybe her largest donors, but there’s no thought of what is in the best interest of people,” he added. Kurland called the absences a “dereliction of duty, though he jokingly said he gave Kavanagh “a pass.” “John Kavanagh has served for a very long time; we kind of know where he stands,” Kurland said. He gave no such pass to Chaplik, the other Republican running for the House in LD23. “If I was to speculate why he’s not here, I think he’s like George Bush used to say ‘all hat, no cattle,’” Kurland said. “So, I think he’s got a lot of good pictures out there, but there aren’t many policies

or words behind the pictures.” Kurland said he would agree to debate Chaplik anytime. “We could sit on rocks in the middle of the Salt River; I don’t care,” Kurland said. “Joe Chaplik, you ring me and we’ll talk about the issues that people deserve to know where you stand.” Despite the early barbs, both Kurland and Blattman spent much of the debate calling for more compromise and reconciliation between the parties at the Legislature. The candidates said partisanship at the Capitol has caused a stalemate that has stopped meaningful legislation from being passed. “One of the things I plan on doing when I first get down there is to start building relationship, get to know people where they are and understand where they’re coming from,” Kurland said. “We have a lot of good ideas, and I’m smart enough to know that I don’t know everything.” If he is elected and the Democrats win a majority in the House, Kurland said

will work to elect leadership that is open to working with both parties. Kurland advocated for an open process and representation on committees that is proportional to a party’s overall representation in the House. He also said he supported awarding the vice chair position on committees to members of the minority party, even if Democrats win a majority. “I think there’s room for us to work together. I don’t think we go and have this extreme agenda,” Kurland said. “I think we have to be the adults in the room.” Both candidates said reaching across the aisle will help avoid the gridlock that has plagued the Capitol in recent years and make it easier to address long-term issues like education funding. Kurland, a former SUSD teacher, pointed to indicators that residents of LD 23 support increased education funding regardless of party. “Even though Republicans outnumber Democrats by almost two to one, ev-

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ery time schools go out hat in hand every five years for an override that they would then tax themselves, it passes by double digits,” he said. Blattman said it is the job of legislators to represent all members of the community, not just those in their party. “We’re looking to represent every single person of this district, and that means working together,” Blattman said. “That means including the Republicans in any piece of legislation, whether we’re in the majority in both houses or just one.” In LD23 – where 45 percent of registered voters are Republican versus 25 percent Democrat – that means both Kurland and Blattman would spend a lot of time reaching across the aisle.

Eric Kurland “You’re not representing just your party,” Blattman said. “I have the ideals of my party on a lot of issues, but I am meant to represent Republicans, independents, and Democrats…” But Kimbel-Sannit, the moderator, asked both candidates why they valued bipartisanship when many Republicans in the Legislature have resisted calls to reach across the aisle in recent years. Blattman said he thinks most residents in Scottsdale are moderates and that legislation no longer represents what constituents actually want. “If it’s a moderate district, which my district is, we govern as a moderate,” Blattman said. “That’s how I feel about the issue.” Kurland said his push for bipartisanship was about “a matter of getting out of a model that has failed us,” stating he

can work with Republicans on specific issues that appeal to both sides. For example, he said he could work with Kavanagh, the Republican incumbent, to return local control of shortterm housing to cities. Kavanagh was the rare Republican at the legislature to oppose a 2016 law supported by Governor Doug Ducey that banned cities from regulating shortterm rentals. Kurland also said he could work towards criminal justice reform with Rep. Walt Blackman, R-Snowflake, even though Blackman holds differing views on many social issues. “I don’t have to like Walt Blackman, but if I’m elected, I have to work with Walt Blackman,” Kurland said. “It doesn’t mean we have to agree on where we are on social justice.”

to serve alcohol. She said that was within his authority to protect public health. But Gates did not look so kindly on a decision by the governor to tell his own Department of Liquor Licenses and Control to look the other way when restaurants decided to sell beer, wine and liquor out the front door – a move that was designed to help the financially struggling businesses. That directive, the judge said, hardly fits within the actions Ducey is permit-

ted to take in emergencies. She said Ducey’s decision to suspend enforcement of a liquor law “impermissibly stretches’’ the governor’s power. What remains to be seen is whether the governor will rescind that part of his order. “We are reviewing the ruling,’’ said Ducey press aide Patrick Ptak. But any move in that direction will get opposition from the Arizona Restaurant Association.

Bar ban ruling could hurt restaurants BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

little-noticed provision in a court ruling this week on bars and alcohol sales could end up curtailing business at some restaurants and force them to close. In her decision last week, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pamela Gates upheld Gov. Doug Ducey’s order keeping bars shuttered while allowing restaurants to remain open and continue

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n order to limit in-person visits, the Scottsdale City Court is offering traffic hearings and other services online. Since March, the city has recommended residents use its website to conduct business with the city when possible to combat the spread of Covid-19. The court, which already provided some services online, has expanded its offerings in recent weeks. “We have a responsibility to keep people safe, while at the same time ensure the wheels of justice continue to work efficiently and effectively,” Court Administrator Ken Kung said. The city court is using several programs and smartphone apps like Microsoft Teams, Apple FaceTime, Skype and Zoom to allow individuals to appear, file requests and perform other tasks. Additionally, other services are acces-

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In March, Ducey used the emergency powers he had to close all bars and restaurants to patrons. But he agreed to pleas from the restaurant owners to allow them to continue to sell beer, wine and alcoholic beverages to customers who also were getting food to go. Only thing is, such off-premises sales are illegal under state law. So Ducey instructed agents for the liquor department to simply turn a blind eye to the violations. Dan Bogert, chief operating officer of the restaurant group, said that move provided a “key lifeline’’ to restaurants. “They are helping to keep those places in business and employees employed,’’ he said. Since that time, Ducey has loosened the restrictions – at least on restaurants. They can provide dine-in services, but only at 50 percent of capacity. Bars remain closed unless they agree to operate under additional restrictions. But the directive to liquor agents to ignore the violations by restaurants of law banning off-premises sales remains. Ptak said the directive was – and is – justified, calling it one of the “tough decisions’’ that the governor has had to make.

sible at scottsdaleaz.gov/court. Individuals can contact the court online to look up the status of a case, search for a court date, request case records or a protective order, make payments or make an appointment to see a judge or clerk. Residents and others can also attend defensive driving courses, file motions, request to quash a warrant or request online parking hearings or an online dispute resolution for criminal misdemeanors. In recent weeks, the court expanded its offerings to include civil traffic hearings as well. To schedule an appearance, an individual will need to contact the court at 480-3122442 or email Court@ScottsdaleAZ.gov. The court will remain open for protective orders petitions and hearings, all in-custody hearings, and any essential hearings mandated by law to require in-person appearance or where remote appearance is not possible, according to “This has been a way for many establishments to maintain their operations while continuing to prioritize public health,’’ he said. Two bars in Scottsdale and two more in Chandler and Tempe have been shuttered over the last two weeks for violating state directives, primarily those involving social distancing and crowd limitations. Gates gave the governor a lot of leeway in deciding the steps he needed to take using his to protect public health. That’s why she left undisturbed his orders shutting bars. “A clear purpose of (the law) is to grant to the governor emergency powers and the authority to establish an agency plan for and coordinate the state’s response to natural or manmade disasters and to alleviate extreme peril to persons or property,’’ she wrote. But telling liquor agents to ignore the law, Gates said, doesn’t seem to fit. “The court finds the executive order banning enforcement of a Series 12 licensee’s violation of off-premises sales of spirituous liquors impermissibly stretches the governor’s power’’ he is granted under state laws, the judge said. “Said another way, the court fails to find that the enforcement ban against Series

The Scottsdale City Court is offering many services online in order to limit in-person interactions amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Arts)

the city. The court is requesting that people who must appear in-person to notify it prior to their arrival. Everyone entering the court is required to wear a face covering.

Individuals will also have their temperature checked prior to entering the court. Entry will be denied to those who refuse to wear a mask, have a temperature above 100.4 degrees or exhibit other symptoms of Covid-19.

12 licenses in (the executive order) effectuates the purposes of (the laws on emergency powers),’’ the judge ruled. Bogert argued that restaurants still need the state to keep ignoring the violations of selling alcohol to go. He said many remain in precarious financial condition. He said a survey done in July, after inhouse dining was again allowed, found that 40 percent of restaurants said they would be forced to close, permanently, within 90 days. “And what I’m saying is that number would be higher without the to-go alcohol privilege,’’ Bogert said. The only reason any of this came to the attention of Gates is the lawsuit filed by more than 100 bar owners challenging the authority of the governor to shut down their operations, especially while allowing the serving of alcohol to patrons dining at restaurants. Attorney Ilan Wurman pointed out the only distinction is strictly legal. Restaurants are issued a Series 12 license by the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. They must generate at least 40% of their revenues from sales of items other than alcoholic beverage. Bars, licensed as Series 6 for all alco-

hol sales or Series 7 for bar and wine sales only, have no such restriction. That is part of the reason it costs so much more to acquire a state license to operate a bar, coupled with the fact that the state issues only a limited number of bar licenses in each county. And there’s something else: Bars – and only bars – can sell alcoholic beverages to go. Wurman said the governor’s executive orders only added insult to injury, forcing the bars to close while at the same time giving the restaurants they normally compete with one key edge they had. More to the point, Wurman said there’s nothing in the governor’s executive powers that entitle him to simply suspend enforcement of the ban on offpremises sales from restaurants. Legally speaking, nothing in Gates’ ruling requires state liquor authorities to immediately go out and start enforcing the law. That remains for a future hearing. But she has now put the governor on notice that she is likely to issue a final order saying he has been violating the law and ordering him to stop if he hasn’t done so already.

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Light the Night gala going virtual this year BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

aising $1 million in the midst of a pandemic may seem an overwhelming feat, but for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, it’s a necessary one. After all, as the society puts it, cancer doesn’t stop during a global crisis. September is Lymphoma Awareness Month and Blood Cancer Awareness Month and according to the society, nearly 1.3 million people in the U.S. live with or are in remission from a blood cancer. As part of the non-profit’s signature community fundraising campaign Light the Night, which helps fund blood cancer research, LLS has already raised more than $85,000 of its $1 million goal. “[One million dollars] was last year’s fundraising goal too and we hit $1.1 million, which was awesome,” said Scottsdale resident and Corporate Walk Chair

for Light the Night, Liz Scott. “Even given COVID and everything going on, the team at [LLS] is just not willing to give up on the [$1 million] goal.” While the Light the Night event typically attracts thousands of attendees — all of whom carry white, gold, and red lanterns at the evening walk, resulting in a visually stunning spectacle — this year’s walk will instead be virtual on Nov. 14. “One of the most special parts of it is they have what we call the survivor circle. So, prior to the walk actually starting, all the survivors are asked to gather together in the middle with their white lanterns, and then everybody else is surrounding them – I’m getting goosebumps just saying it – with their red and gold lanterns, and they’ll beam of white light shoots up into the sky,” Scott described. “It’s just this beautiful moment of support.” This year’s walk may look different for safety reasons, but, Scott said, “it’s still

going to be very, very meaningful.” According to Campaign Development Manager Edyth Haro, Light the Night’s virtual platform will be an “interactive and engaging experience. “That way, LLS supporters and volunteers will enjoy the same iconic elements of Light the Night – illuminated lanterns, Circle of Survivors and the Remembrance Pavilion – in a different format but with the same passion to bring an end to blood cancers once and for all.” “They’re wanting it to be, obviously, very safe,” Scott added. “We have people that are currently battling cancer. We want to make sure of an abundance of caution that they’re protected.” Raising awareness and money

wanted to help people understand how powerful their words [are],” Murrow said. “We get into, ‘What are you in need of?’ and, especially now, people are need of peace.” Since 2000, Murrow has introduced customers and clients from all over the country to her trademarked ColorMe art style, which focus on specific words and phrases “interwoven into bold and thin brush lines.” “I’ve always been interested in art, and I went through a spiritual journey in my twenties when I heard Tony Robbins say, ‘You can have fun with your natural talents and God-given ability,” Murrow

said. “So, I read the Bible, I read self-improvement books. I read spiritual books, and I came out with a revelation of the power of words.” Pre-pandemic, Murrow taught art classes at least twice a week at senior living facilities. She also brought her ColorMe Art Spa, an art-teaching and art-creation company that offers art classes and experiences, to corporate and other events But the pandemic brought it all to a halt – “Oh, screeching,” Murrow said. The Scottsdale resident began offering

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Scottsdale resident and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic Dr. Lisa Rimsza is one of the newest members to join the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board. (LRF)

ColorMe Art seeks to address pandemic anxiety BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

eace. Gratitude. Love. When Debra Lee Murrow, the owner of ColorMe Art Spa, works with her clients to create her signature ColorMe art pieces that focus on words and phrases, she asks them not how they feel but what they want to feel. And during the pandemic, “peace,” “gratitude” and “love” are some words her clients have used to help them, in a way, color the stress and chaos away. “From the very beginning, my art started with words and phrases because I

virtual art classes via Zoom and commissioned art pieces. She also saw a spike in sales for her Art To-Go packages. “At least a 20 percent increase,” Murrow said. Murrow’s Art To-Go packages range from coloring name cards to DIY birthday party art packages. Those feature custom-made, hand-crafted items, like an 18-by-24-inch drawing, a puzzle, necklaces and postcards, that customers can color in. Packages can cost anywhere from just

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for blood cancer research is important for the longtime volunteer. Scott’s grandfather, Earl Norman Dorn, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1995 and lost his battle the following year at 75. Scott’s husband’s older brother, Richard Douglas Bell, also lost his life to leukemia in 1976 at the age of 13, following a several-year battle with the disease. “It’s something that has, unfortunately, touched both sides of our family, and it’s really in memory of them that I do the work that I do and volunteer and fundraise,” Scott said. From now through Nov. 14, individuals and corporate teams alike will continue to raise money for Light the Night. The Executive Challenge, however, doesn’t start until Sept. 21. Scott’s team hopes to raise $50,000. “It is very competitive, which is great. That’s exactly what we want,” Scott said, adding that they hope to have at least 30 executives participate this year to meet a fundraising goal of $300,000. All money raised will go directly to LLS to help fight blood cancers, including funding research to find cures. One such accomplished researcher who has dedicated her career to fighting lymphoma is Dr. Lisa Rimsza, Scottsdale resident and Professor of Labo-

ratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic. In July, Rimsza joined the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board for the second time. The foundation is the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to funding innovative lymphoma research. Lisa’s expertise in hemopathology and anatomic and clinical pathology will help the foundation to better understand lymphoma. “I’m just really honored,” Rimsza said of her appointment to the board. “The first time I participated, I founded a great group of people that really dedicated themselves to lymphoma and supported really high research standards, great patient information and great patient advocacy.” The advisory board comprises 45 world-renowned lymphoma experts who guide the foundation’s research portfolio, seeking out the most innovative and promising lymphoma research projects for support. The board also evaluates the progress of on-going research projects and guides the strategic direction of the foundation’s research programs and scientific consortia. “We make decisions about what where the lymphoma research field is going and what types of research

questions should be asked,” Rimsza explained in part. Rimsza’s research interests include clinical assay development in B-cell nonHodgkin lymphoma, HIV-related lymphomas, and immune evasion and oncogene dysregulation in lymphomas. It’s been just two months since Rimsza joined the board, and she already has about 25 projects going, including working on aggressive B-cell lymphomas and T-cell lymphomas and creating diagnostic tests that can be used to identify subsets of patients that meet different types of chemotherapies. “In my lab, I also have a clinical portion – it’s considered sort of an extension of the hospital labs – where I can apply these special tests to patients’ biopsies,” Rimsza said. In 2016, Rimsza co-invented a genetic test to help guide diagnosis and treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. “We are working with a company that’s going to commercialize that. All the data has been submitted to the FDA, which is supposed to be reviewing them,” she said. When Rimsza was a member of the foundations’ advisory board from 2008 to 2013, she said it was exciting to talk to patients and answer their questions. “I work as a pathologist. Usually, we call ourselves the ‘doctor’s doctor’ because we call the other doctors and we

say, ‘This is a disease that your patient has.’ So, I’m used to professional conversation,” she said. This time around, Rimsza said she’s excited to take part in foundation’s career mentorship program. “It’s all part of mentoring the next generation of people,” she said. “They mentor young faculty who want to go into doing clinical trials to improve therapy for patients. But they’ve also added in a category for people who want to do laboratory research in lymphoma. I have taught there in the past, so I’m excited to get involved with that and help take some sort of leadership role.” The foundation’s signature fundraisers, like Light the Night, have helped the organization invest nearly $1.3 billion in cutting-edge research worldwide. According to Executive Director Jim Brewer, fundraising this year is more important than ever. “Blood cancer patients need us now more than ever,” Brewer said. “We will gather virtually to bring light to the darkness of cancer.” “As we’ve done throughout our 71year history, LLS will ‘virtually’ reinvent the peer-to-peer fundraising category through our unparalleled ingenuity, resourcefulness, innovation and relentless drive to deliver our mission.” Information: lightthenight.org, ymphoma.org

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ogy Today” puts it, “examine the psychological and emotional undertones in their art.” “Art therapy… I didn’t like to use the word a couple of years ago, but now, I love to use the word because we do need it – we need some therapy – and art is the best way to go,” Murrow said. In addition to creating and delivering more Art To-Go packages, Murrow re-

over $40 to $340, and Murrow spends a few days creating and putting them together. “I do a lot of it by hand, meaning all the cutting of the plastic. And then if they want the pieces initialed and customized, I can do that, too,” she said. Murrow has shipped her Art To-Go packages to customers in Texas, Chicago, New England, and more. “I’ve done a 4-yearold party [and] I did a 60-year-old birthday party, so it hits every level. It’s something nice and cool and special, and people treat it as such,” Murrow said. “It’s really about pulling the people together to do more of the art.” The packages aren’t new ColorMe Art Spa offerings, but “the pandemic put it more on the forefront,” Murrow said. Not only have they of- Scottsdale artist Debra Lee Murrow helps people find fered a way for families their artistic creativity amid the COVID-19 pandemic to bond by creating art through her Art to Go packages, which feature her signatogether, but the pack- ture ColorMe art style that focuses on words and phrases. ages have also been a (ColorMe Art Spa/Facebook) way for Murrow’s customers to help navigate their feelings and cently began live-painting at the newly emotions in response to the pandemic. opened Creative Gateways gallery at “Maybe somebody’s feeling really Scottsdale Fashion Square. down and they’re like, ‘I just don’t feel She also had her first in-person corpoany love. Everybody’s fighting. Every- rate art event since the start of the panbody has masks on. I just need to have demic. a little more love.’ So, that’s my favorite “I’ll be hosting a live and in-person word to create,” she said. art ministry once a month,” Murrow “When you’re creating an art piece added. “And I’m slowly moving into ofaround the word, it can transcend your fering some coaching. I’m going to offer brain into relaxation and then you add a three-month class, [where] we show the art in. You can do a wonderful job for up every Monday for two hours and I your psyche to be able to sit down and help people get creating and give them create a piece of art.” different assignments every week.” According to several studies, art theraBeing an artist in the midst of a panpy can help reduce feelings of stress and demic isn’t easy, but for Murrow, it conanxiety. tinues to be rewarding. Art therapy uses creative techniques, “My specialty is I bring people togethlike drawing, painting, or coloring, er through art,” she said. “It’s really healamong others, to help people express ing art in itself.” themselves artistically, and, as “PsycholInformation: colormeartspa.com

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Letters Pray, breathe deep during these turbulent times We need a national suicide hotline passed now My Dad fought in World War II under Patton. As a child, I knew that if I asked my Dad a question about the war, my Mom would immediately raise a finger to her lips, frown and shake her head, indicating to me to change the subject. I quickly learned those who experience combat do not discuss it with bravado. One day, after learning about the Battle of the Bulge at school, I asked my Dad about it when I got home. I told him I wanted to know how he got any sleep with all that noise going on around him. He gave out a loud laugh and then answered, “Well, I would climb into a foxhole, say the Act of Contrition and take several slow, deep breaths and fall asleep.” I was confounded. “Dad, how could you do that with all of those guns and Nazis trying to kill you?” He told me that in combat he quickly learned the key was to always remain calm in the midst of anger, chaos and panic. My parents have passed away. They were exceptional people. What Dad told me that day was a great “life lesson.” I have not always been successful in applying it to my own life, but I think it would help all of us right now if we would pray and keep trying to take several slow, deep breaths during these turbulent times. -Michele Kocour

September is Suicide Prevention Month and it’s that we be there for each other and take steps to prevent suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s theme for the month is to #KeepGoing, by taking simple actions to safeguard our mental health and save lives. From learning the warning signs for suicide and what to do if you are worried someone is struggling, to bringing education programs to your community, we can all learn new ways to help each other save lives. One action I’m taking is to urge my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention and mental health. When someone is in acute crisis, it’s hard for them to think clearly, and even reaching out for help can be a struggle. For this reason, it is vital that Congress pass the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act (H.R.4194/S.2661) to make a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline a reality. This legislation will provide the funding and resources needed by crisis centers across the country that support those struggling with their mental health and thoughts of suicide. In this time of uncertainty, we all need to find new ways to connect and support each other. Together, we #KeepGoing. -Aimee Lespron

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Online consignment shopping surges here BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

hoppers may not be keen to rummage through racks at secondhand stores for clothing, but used furniture sales and consignments are going through the roof. Shoppers are also spending more time shopping high-end, luxury secondhand treasures online and on social media, two Scottsdale-based consignment store owners report. “My Sister’s Attic, which is our furniture and home furnishing store, is doing really well. It actually beat last year’s comp sales, which in a time like this is heard of,” said Ann Siner, CEO and co-founder of consignment retail stores My Sister’s Closet, My Sister’s Attic and Well Suited. Less than a mile south of My Sister’s Closet’s Lincoln Village store, To Be Continued has also seen success amid the COVID-19 crisis. Since pivoting to Instagram and turning its brick-and-mortar store into a hybrid online destination, the luxury consignment store at the Shops at Hilton Village has seen a 57 percent year-overyear growth since the onset of the pandemic and a monthly increase of 1,000 followers on Instagram. “At the onset of the pandemic in March, everything came to a screeching halt as we were suddenly unable to service our client base who regularly traveled to our brickand-mortar locations to buy and sell their luxury goods. So, we had to think quickly and strategically,” said Chrissy Sayare, coowner of To Be Continued. That meant focusing on their digital presence and offering virtual styling sessions through Instagram Stories in order to consign their designer handbags, ap-

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Scottsdale-based luxury consignment store To Be Continued saw 57 percent year-over-year growth since the onset of the pandemic, thanks to its social media and online presence. (To Be Continued)

Scottsdale prof’s new book looks at time well spent BY PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

ith a 30-page resume enumerating 57 years of teaching at four universities, over 300 publications and presentations and more than a dozen consulting roles to the likes of Shell Oil and the American Cancer Society, one might expect Dr. David Van Fleet would be spending his retirement fishing or pursuing a sedentary pastime. Wrong. The Scottsdale resident has just written his 12th book – and it may upend a lot of the thinking by managers and employees alike who pay more attention to “putting in their hours” instead of what they do with that time. “Management and workers alike must

focus on what’s accomplished on the job rather than the clock to be flexible and ready to adapt to changing conditions,” said Fleet, whose new book, “Quality Time: Productivity Through Time Management” is available at infoagepub.com. Offering concepts to help employers and workers cope with the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace, the book has already drawn plaudits by some corporate and other executives. Among them is HonorHealth Scottsdale CEO Todd LaPorte, who praised Van Fleet’s “broadly comprehensive and immediately applicable look at the ways we can make team’s use of time better” and his “novel use of the V-REEL Framework to focus the efforts to improve team time.”

Basically, a V-Reel Framework provides a practical guide to strategically thinking through what a manager or employee knows and needs to know about their resources and capabilities in assessing their potential for creating value in the marketplace. And when it comes to considering time in that equation, Van Fleet’s new book says, the hours on the job don’t matter “but rather how that time is used to achieve individual and organizational productivity goals.” Retirement has helped Van Fleet clarify his thinking on this subject. While he has led time-management workshops and seminars for years, he ex-

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tion Hardware, Roche Bobois, good basics like Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn. Everything’s in great condition or we won’t take it; and it’s coming in so fast and furious,” Siner said, suggesting this spike is likely the result of cabin fever. “I think because people were stuck at home and they looked around their house, ‘I need a new dining room.’ Or, they moved their office home and need some new office things. Or, they weren’t modeled, or they got a divorce,” Siner surmised. “It was life-changing, for so many people to be at home for so long.” Unlike To Be ConChrissy Sayare is the co-owner of To Be Continued, a tinued, clothing sales luxury consignment store located at the Shops at Hilton at Siner’s My Sister’s Village. (To Be Continued) Closet stores were a different story: items than ever before — and quality Arizona Closets was furniture and decor at that. down in August compared to last year by “We’ve always gotten really nice things 20 percent – and that’s considered their but the quality of the furniture right best month since the shutdown. now is just craziness: a lot of RestoraWhy aren’t people buying used clothing?

“People have nowhere to go,” Siner said simply. “You’re not going to a cocktail party. You’re really not going out to a restaurant very often. And you have no galas, no fundraisers, no social events. You’re not even going to meetings in person, so you don’t need new party clothes or even new work wear.” According to a July survey from Mintel, 33 percent of people have stopped buying clothes entirely while 32 percent have concerns about shopping for clothes in a store. Over the past two weekends, however, Siner did see glimmers of hope: Their Fall Unveiling event, where more than 100,000 fall items were unveiled, saw nearly 100 people lined up in the heat to shop at their Lincoln Village store. Crowding isn’t an issue at My Sister’s Closet stores, either; both their flagship store in Scottsdale and their store in Chandler are a staggering 15,000 square feet. While My Sister’s Closet stores may not be reporting strong consignment numbers, To Be Continued has – thanks to its new trade program, which allows shoppers to trade in items at no additional cost. Once the deal has been negotiated, To Be Continued then authenticates, photographs and takes ownership of the new items and sells them through its online store for a profit. Information: mysistersattic.com and tbcconsignment.com.

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so they can “inspire employees and ensure fairness, consistency and a futureoriented workplace culture.” Management and workers alike must consider adopting some new ways as “the new norm” in the post COVID-19 era, he said. “No doubt the world of work will never go back to exactly what it had been,” he said. “Organizations will need to be flexible and ready to adapt to changing conditions.” "Hence the importance on looking at how time is used to achieve individual and organizational productivity goals.” “Managers who get upset over employees coming to work late or socializing on the job often care more about them ‘putting in time’ than putting their time to good use,” said Van Fleet, who has devoted countless hours since 1975 to studying and writing about time management and organizational behavior. “Managers who focus on time usually

concentrate on the wrong things,” he said. “They’re saying that being on the job is important when they should be saying that what’s accomplished on the job is what is really important.” “Time-conscious bosses often focus more on clock than job being done,” he added, suggesting that some people with flexible working hours may actually do more than others who are on rigid clocks. “I can understand why an assembly line production manager would get upset if someone came late, and if a store is to open at 10 a.m. then someone has to be there, but these are cases involving interdependency. That’s another issue,” he said. “There are a tremendous number of jobs where performance, not time, should be emphasized,” he continued. “People should be paid for what they do, not for how much time they take doing it.”

parel, shoes, accessories and more to those shopping from home. “We’ve been able to access clients from all over the world that are purchasing our products in real time,” Sayare said. “Over the last few months, we’ve shipped Louis Vuitton and Prada bags to the beaches of Turk and Caicos, Hermes handbags to Hong Kong and a Karl Lagerfeld vintage handbag to the head handbag designer for Chanel in Paris. It’s truly amazing to see the demand during these times.” According to research from Future Market Insights, a retail analytics firm, online resellers – think Poshmark and Thredup – are expected to jump from $30 million in sales in the United States in 2020 to $70 million by 2027. Traditional in-store thrift and resale, however, are expected to drop from $57 million in 2020 to $50 million by 2027. As Siner embraced embrace social media and expanded their virtual presence, offering FaceTime shopping for their customers, in-store shopping boomed – specifically at her My Sister’s Attic stores in Scottsdale, Chandler and Encinitas, California. “We’re up 25 percent in Arizona and 14 percent in California. That’s just for the month of August,” Siner said. People are not only spending more money, but they’re also consigning more

plained, “I changed my thinking as a result of two recent books I read. Being retired gave me time to work on it.” Long before the pandemic, Van Fleet has used his time productively. He taught for 30 years at Arizona State University – 20 at its West Campus and 10 at its Polytechnic Campus in Mesa – and before that was on the Texas A&M faculty for 16 years, three years at the University of Akron in Ohio and eight years teaching at the University of Tennessee while finishing his doctorate. He has won dozens of awards and honoraria, led or participated in numerous research projects and estimated he has taught more than 14,000 students along the way. Van Fleet said his new book is aimed at having bosses rethink their approach to productivity among their workforce

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Local artist’s work garners international honors BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ne year ago, Mustang Library became home to 20 small, bronze sculptures of finches reading pages from published books. The public arts project was installed around the library and the adjacent Mustang Transit Center near the roundabout on 90th Street. Since then, “Birdie Umwelt,” created by local artist Mary Lucking, has not only been admired by library-goers and Scottsdale residents, it also won Merit Honors in the Public Spaces category at the eighth annual international CODAawards: Collaboration of Design + Art. “Scottsdale Public Art is honored to be recognized by the CODAawards for ‘Birdie Umwelt,’ public art created by Arizona artist Mary Lucking with fabrication from Bollinger Atelier and E2 Innovations,” said Kim Boganey, director of Scottsdale Public Art, in a prepared statement. The CODAawards celebrate projects that successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural or public spaces. “Birdie Umwelt” evolved out of a partnership with Scottsdale’s Transportation Department. “It was created as way to quietly herald the importance of literacy for those using mass transit near the Mustang Library area,” Boganey said. Part of the Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection, “Birdie Umwelt” includes a stylized birdhouse sculpture inspired by the library’s architecture. In addition to the aforementioned 20 finch sculptures, “Birdie Umwelt” also includes a series of bird and feature images sandblasted into walking paths along the greenbelt.

Scottsdale residents Ron King and Clareen Heim check out one of the new “Birdie Umwelt” sculptures at the Mustang Library and Transit Center. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

“‘Umwelt’ is a German word for ‘environment’: ‘Um’ is what surrounds us, and ‘welt’ is our world. So, it really is the world that surrounds us. And I think that’s a wonderful part of this extraordinary piece,” Scottsdale Arts President and CEO Gerd Wuestemann said at the project’s opening and dedication last May. “Birdie Umwelt” – which was part of the city’s Mustang Transit Center capital improvement project that included new transit amenities, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, a new signal and a roundabout – took six years to complete. The project began in 2013 with a national call for artists and artists, and once Lucking was chosen, the first 10 bird sculptures, the birdhouse and the sandblasting were completed November 2017. The art was so well received that the installation was commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art to become part of

the city’s Fine Art Collection. The city expanded the project in 2018 to include 10 additional books and birds, all of which were added last spring. “Public art sometimes lives at a large scale, visible from afar, like the highway art or the piece up at the SOHO development. And sometimes public art can be small and poetic, something that you have to discover when you spend a little time. I think this is one of those pieces that inspires poetry, that makes us think a little bit more about life and how we relate to our environment,” Wuestemann said. Lucking, who specializes in projects that include art incorporated into urban and rural walking and biking trails, public transit stations, college campuses and neighborhood parks, was inspired by the birds she frequently spotted nesting around the library. She said she wondered what books

Local artist Mary Lucking spoke during the opening and dedication of the new “Birdie Umwelt” sculptures last May. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

in the Mustang Library the birds might find the most compelling. Thus, Lucking’s concept became: What would birds read? “I come to every project with an open mind, working with the community and design team to create a piece that responds to the specific qualities of the space,” Lucking said in her artist statement. “My aim is to delight, to intrigue and to invite people to look more deeply at what is already there.”

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Drive-in show features magician Carbonaro BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

agician and TV star Michael Carbonaro has been trying for “months and months and months” to host a drive-in gig. When WestWorld and R Entertainment came knocking, he jumped at the chance. The host of truTV’s “The Carbonaro Effect” will bring his show to WestWorld Polo Fields at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Carbonaro’s show will feature his signature blend of bizarre antics, audience interaction, hilarious video clips and mind-blowing magic. “I had the drive-in idea right away,” he said. “When the world shut down and live performances shut down, I equated that to the end of vaudeville for entertainers. “I thought, ‘It’s over.’ That goes for everybody—from the hot dog vendors, the ticket takers. It was just devastating. My husband said the drive-ins were still open. We went and watched ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in April and I thought, ‘Why am I not doing my show here?’ We were all safe, in our cars. We were together. We were all enjoying the movie together and it was refreshing.” After all, the history of magicians and drive-in theaters run deep. “Back in the 1950s, during horror screenings, magicians would do horror magic shows on top of the refreshment stands,” Carbonaro said. “We looked around and WestWorld in Scottsdale had their stuff together. They had a beautiful stage. We were like, ‘Let’s do two of them. I’m just beside myself.’” When he signed the paperwork to perform at WestWorld, he said he wanted advertising to clearly state he’ll be

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Books featured in the project include Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” A. A. Milne’s “When We Were Very Young,” and Helen Macdonald’s “H is for Hawk.” “And I think when you wander around and see the different books and their titles, you’ll agree with me that our residents are very clever and have a great

Michael Carbonaro. (Special to the Progress)

in person at the venue. It’s not a video performance. “We just stuck a big yellow sign that said, ‘Live in person’ on the sign. A lot of people still asked if I was going to be there. Yes, I’ll be there sweating it out there with you.” A performing magician since his youth, Carbonaro went on to study experimental theater at New York University with the aspirations of entertaining audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hidden-camera magic, which he later showcased frequently on, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Following Carbonaro’s frequent late-night appearances, he was presented with the opportunity to launch his own television series which would become, “The Carbonaro Effect.” In addition to his success on television and many live performances, Carbonaro’s extensive list of accolades in-

sense of humor,” said past Scottsdale Public Art Board Chair Chris Irish, who also attended the dedication event. Other books include “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” by Mo Willems, “Outwitting Squirrels” by Bill Adler Jr., “Noah’s Favorite Animal Jokes” by Jennifer Hahn and 2018 Phoenix Visual Flight Rules Chart’s “Federal Aviation Administration,” among others.

cludes the, “Outfest Best Actor” award as well as the, “Magician of the Year” honor, bestowed upon him by the Academy of Magical Arts. He was also inaugural recipient of the, “Copperfield Prize,” which recognizes an individual for elevating the art of magic. Like everyone else, Carbonaro has found the pandemic to be a rollercoaster ride. But parts of it have been enlightening. He spent six years straight working on his television show and didn’t realize he was looking for an escape. “I wanted to be able to sit and star at a wall for a few days in a row with my own mind and thoughts,” he said. “I wanted to get connected to what excited me, what I’m curious about. I wanted a different way of being creatives versus the demand of putting stuff out really quickly. I’ve been really welcoming the creative time and the connection with

According to CODAworx CEO Toni Sikes, the CODAawards recognize the importance of collaboration and “honor the design and art professionals whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us.” For its eighth annual series, the CODAawards received 465 entries from 25 countries, representing more than $89 million in commissions.

myself. “I’ve been in my spirit since I was 13 years old, performing live. It was a nice way to feel grateful for how I really, truly love performing. I got a puppy. We’re being super safe. We’re really committed to all of the rules and always masked out in public. We’re washing our hands and not breaking the rules. We’ve been to the drivein theater ourselves and hosted a couple outdoor screenings ourselves. We’re having fun while social distancing.” For now, “The Carbonaro Effect” is on hold. “I’m working on a number of other magic projects for television,” he said. “I want to do a TV special that is magic at the drive in. I was looking to do a live version of our theater tour right before things shut down. “Even if it wasn’t a pandemic necessity, there’s something sexy about a live show at the drive in. We’re putting together a new wave of music for televisions that’ll be different. It’s a diversion from ‘The Carbonaro Effect,’ but all that’s moving slowly. We have some exciting ideas on the table.”

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“Getting recognition for ‘Birdie Umwelt’ feels special because it was such a pleasure to work on,” Lucking said. “I had a great time collaborating with the librarians, the design team and construction team, the Transportation Department, my project managers at Scottsdale Public Art and the library patrons.” Information: scottsdalepublicart. org, codaworx.com

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ith the arrival of September comes one of the more popular culinary events of the year, Arizona Restaurant Week: Dine In or Take Out (ARW) taking place Sept. 18 through 27. A favorite among foodies, ARW gives Arizonans 10 days to explore some of the state’s best restaurants, all of which offer three-course prix-fixe menus for a steal: just $33 or $44 per person. Some restaurants also offer wine pairings and upgraded menu items at an additional cost. Many Scottsdale restaurants are on the lineup, from Blanco Tacos + Tequila and Kona Grill to Olive & Ivy and Zinc Bistro. Of the just-over 100 participating restaurants statewide, more than 30 are in Scottsdale, including Blanco Tacos + Tequila, PHX Beer Co., and ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho, among many others. House Brasserie is a newbie to ARW; the refined New American restaurant located on Main Street downtown joined in the spring, as a way to introduce their establishment to a new audition, House Brasserie owner and manager Joe Ieraci said. “[And] to be knitted into the community,” he added. “We feel not only gratitude but also great pride in the fact that the local dining community has showed up again and again in support of our industry since closures and limited re-opening mandates,” Arizona Restaurant Association President and CEO Steve Chucri said. “We are thrilled to see that dining out — whether that means in-restaurant or getting take-out — is still such an important part of people’s lives.” Much like Spring ARW, Fall ARW will operate with a modified format that in-

Barrio Queen is more than 30 Scottsdale-area restaurants participating in Fall Arizona Restaurant Week this year. (Barrio Queen/ARA)

cludes dine-in, take-out and liquor to-go options. Visit arizonarestaurantweek.com for the full list of participating restaurants. Ajo Al’s Mexican Cafe Menu highlights: Pizza nortena; smoked street sampler; taco, relleno, and housemade tamale; BYO Cadillac patron margarita for two Price: $44 per couple Where: 6990 E. Shea Blvd. Call: 480-998-1734 Website: ajoals.com Barrio Queen Menu highlights: Coctel de elote, vegan chile relleno de vegetales, steak ranchero, churros Price: $33 Where: 7114 E. Stetson Drive, #105 Call: 480-656-4197 Website: barrioqueen.com

The Canal Club Menu highlights: Fried plantains, pollo al horns, blue corn sea bass, gaucho steak Price: $44

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Charleston’s Restaurant Menu highlights: Hand cut filet, parmesan crusted chicken, short smoked salmon, $19 selected bottle of wine Price: $33 Where: 17001 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-563-7666 Website: charlestons.com

Culinary Dropout Menu highlights: soft pretzels and provolone fondue, spicy vegan curry, fried chicken, 36-hour pork ribs Price: $33 Where: 7135 E. Camelback Road, #125 Call: 480-970-1700 Website: culinarydropout.com

The Capital Grille Menu highlights: Bone-in dry aged NY strip, seared citrus glazed salmon, double cut lamb rib chops ($15 extra) Price: $44 Where: 16489 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-348-1700 Website: thecapitalgrille.com

Chauncey Social Menu highlights: Kung Pao cauliflower, grilled Atlantic salmon, 10 oz. Gold Canyon ribeye, brick chicken Price: $44 Where: 17767 N. Scottsdale Road, #100

Citizen Public House Menu highlights: The Original Chopped Salad, amaro meatloaf, seared sea scallops, pan roasted salmon, fair trade coffee short ribs Price: $44 Where: 7111 E. 5th Ave. Call: 480-398-4208 Website: citizenpublichouse.com

Eddie Merlot’s Prime Aged Beef & Seafood Scottsdale Menu highlights: North Atlantic salmon, 8 oz. center-cut filet mignon, chilean sea

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bass ($15 extra), 22 oz. prime bone-in ribeye ($20 extra) Price: $44 Where: 15323 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-730-4800 Website: eddiev.com

Flower Child Menu highlights: Half-off all bottles of wine, Mother Earth bowl, salmon plate, vegan artichoke salad with organic tofu Price: $33 per couple Where: 10460 N. 90th Street Call: 480-240-4400 Website: iamaflowerchild.com The Greene House Menu highlights: Roasted half chicken, homestyle pot pie, braised short rib, chocolate mocha bar Price: $44 Where: 15024 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-889-9494 Website: thegreenehouseaz.com

The House Brasserie Menu highlights: Peruvian rock shrimp linguini, swordfish au poivre, linz skirt steak Price: $44 Where: 6936 E. Main Street Call: 480-634-1600 Website: thehousebrasserie.com

Kitchen West Menu highlights: Pork osso bucco, sesame Alaskan salmon, caramel cheesecake Price: $33 Where: 7700 E. McCormick Pkwy. Call: 480-596-7522 Website: destinationhotels.com/kitchen-west Kona Grill Menu highlights: Picasso Roll, cilantro lime chicken, 10 oz. prime rib, Kona surf & turf; dine-in only Price: $33 Where: 7014 E. Camelback Road Call: 480-429-1100 Website: konagrill.com La Locanda Ristorante Italiano Menu highlights: Seafood risotto, lamp chop, pappardelle bolognese, tuna puttanesca Price: $44 Where: 6830 E. 5th Ave., #108

Olive & Ivy Menu highlights: Veal and spinach ravioli, Atlantic salmon, lasagna bolognese, baconwrapped pork Michael Siggins is the owner and executive chef of Pasta Bri- tenderloin Price: $44 oni in southern Scottsdale, an Italian restaurant that’ll offer a three-course prix-fixe menu for just $33 during Fall Arizona Where: 7135 E. Restaurant Week. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) Camelback Road, #195 Call: 480-751-2200 Call: 480-284-6511 Website: oliveandivyrestaurant.com Website: lalocandaaz.com Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill Menu highlights: Gochujang chicken tacos, 7 spice mahi mahi tacos, General Ling’s chicken, new wave pad thai, Ling’s meatloaf Price: $44 per couple Where: 9397 E. Shea Blvd. Call: 480-767-5464 Website: lingandlouies.com

Los Sombreros Menu highlights: Huitlacoche quesadilla, ribeye cascabel, smoked duck enchilada, cucumber jalapeño spritz; takeout only Price: $33 or $44 for the ribeye cascabel as the entree Where: 2534 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-994-1799 Website: lossombreros.com Marcellino Ristorante Menu highlights: Bufala mozzarella and prosciutto, gnocchi sorrentina, branzino piccata, ravioli del giorno; $25 wine pairings Price: $44 Where: 7114 E. Stetson Drive Call: 480-990-9500 Website: marcellinoristorante.com Modern Oysterbar Chophouse Menu highlights: Center cut 6 oz. filet, grilled salmon, lemon pepper pasta

Pasta Brioni Menu highlights: Papperdelle bolognese, veal palloti, salmon Venezia, lobster ravioli ($5 extra); $15 wine pairings Price: $33 Where: 4416 N. Miller Road Call: 480-994-0028 Website: pastabrioni.com

Pitch Pizzeria Menu highlights: The Doc Pizza, North Atlantic salmon, certified Angus beef short ribs, Pitch “VIP” smoked cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese Price: $44 Where: 6350 E. Thomas Road Call: 480-272-7500 Website: pitchpizzeria.com

Preston’s Steakhouse Menu highlights: USDA Prime 8 oz. Delmonico, USDA Prime petite baconwrapped bistro prime filet, hickory “wrapped” Atlantic salmon; dine-in only Price: $44 Where: 8700 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, #115 Call: 480-629-5087 Website: prestonsscottsdale.com Roaring Fork Menu highlights: Blackened chicken salmon with shrimp scampi, sugar cured duck breast, 16 oz.

Delmonico Price: $44 Where: 4800 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-947-0795 Website: roaringfork.co

Sel Menu highlights: Grilled New York strip, Alaskan halibut, celery root-white truffle ricotta ravioli Price: $44 Where: 7044 E. Main Street Call: 480-949-6296 Website: selrestaurant.com

Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar Menu highlights: Snapper ceviche tostada, 6 oz. filet, Alaskan halibut, parmesan crusted Sanibel chicken Price: $33 Where: 15205 N. Kierland Blvd. Call: 480-505-3668 Website: tommybahama.com Twist Bistro and Gallery Menu highlights: Duck liver terrine, marsala smoke buffalo, nicoise style ahi tuna, wile mushroom crepe, beignets Price: $44 Where: 32409 N. Scottsdale Road, #107 Call: 480-912-1459 Website: twist-bistro.com Weft & Warp Art Bar & Kitchen Menu highlights: Beet carpaccio, lemon ricotta pasta, beef tenderloin, sweet corn panna cotta Price: $33 Where: 6114 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-368-1234 Website: hyatt.com

Zinburger Menu highlights: Zinburger, Hamburger, California burger bowl, West Coast chicken Price: $33 per couple Where: 15257 N. Scottsdale Road, F150 Call: 480-285-0690 Website: zinburgeraz.com

Zinc Bistro Menu highlights: Prime flat iron, herbed gnocchi, Faroe Island salmon, Zinc Valrhona chocolate soufflé Price: $44 Where: 15034 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-603-0922 Website: zincbistro.com

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June M. Cashman, Born 04-26-1925 Passed 08-312020 Our dear Aunt Junebug passed away early August 31st following a brief illness, surrounded by her family at home. She was a longtime resident of Scottsdale, AZ and spent summers in Pinetop, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim, and their little fur baby Lizzie, and will be resting with them forever. She was a queen, and much-loved...elegant, wise, funny; she missed nothing, could be pointed and prickly, caring, and generous. And very, very thrifty. Her home was a showcase, her closet a museum, her table settings legendary. She was one of 10 children of William and Mabel Gade of Sunol, NE. She doted on her surviving sisters Marge Jones-McClintock and Clarice Heeg and sister-in-law Velma Gade. She loved all her nieces and nephews…Rodney and Jane Hahler, Germaine (Hahler) Clark, Pam Hahler; Marcie (Gade) and Mark Jones, Greg Gade; Bill and Holly Cosman III; Jana (Jones) and Gus Duffy, their children Liberty Woodman and Anthony, and grandson Trent; Jason Jones; Deborah (Heeg) and Bill Brennan, Kristine Heeg, Cynthia Heeg, Bruce Heeg. She is also survived by many loving cousins and great nieces and nephews. They all loved her right back. Other loved ones who preceded her in death include her sisters Patricia Hahler, Doris Folkerts, Evelyn Cosman, and Janet McCormick; brothers LaVern (Bus) Gade, Clinton Gade and Gaylord Gade; nieces Linda (Gade) Helfrich and Denise Gade. We count ourselves lucky to have been part of the life and times of this remarkable lady...old school where it counted most...loyal, dependable, thorough,...and up to date in surprising ways...ready with an informed opinion on anything political, medical, financial, or upcoming garage sales. A Zoom memorial will be planned in the near future, a modern touch we think she’d like.

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