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NEIGHBORS ................22 Empty nester finds a new purpose in life.
OPINION ....................... 31 What the polar vortex taught us.
FOOD .............................. 38 The Girl Scout Cookie Challenge has begun.
NEIGHBORS ........................ 22 BUSINESS .............................29 OPINION ...............................31 SPORTS ................................ 32 ARTS .................................... 33 FOOD & DRINK...................38 CLASSIFIEDS .......................42
Exhibit merges moonwalk, the West / P. 33
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Sunday, February 3, 2019
Parada del Sol Parade will honor McCain BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
T
he 66th annual Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade & Trail’s End Festival will honor the late Sen. John McCain this year with the theme “Arizona’s Heroes.” McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, will ride in the parade to represent her husband. “Once we had the theme, we started brainstorming about who to invite,” Parada del Sol Parade President Wendy Springborn said. “Senator McCain had recently passed, so the committee decided it would be our great honor to recognize him as our grand marshal, and who more appropriate than his wife Cindy to represent him in our parade?” The theme is in line with the history of the parade, which has often been used to highlight civic responsibility and Arizona pride. Past themes include 1958’s “The Old West Lives Again” and 1965’s “Four Flags of Arizona”, which was submitted by then-17-year-old Camelback High School student Susan Kimsey. The event, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 9, will feature horse-drawn carriages, wagons and stagecoaches, bands playing lively tunes, local celebrities, horse riders, dancers and more.
(Riley Wilson/Special to the Progress)
The annual Parada del Sol parade features an array of horseback riders, horse-drawn carriages, wagons and stagecoaches as an homage to the city’s western roots.
Party all week. See pages 28, 40 The Scottsdale co-parade marshals this year are Scottsdale Police Of�icer of the Year Aric Manore, Fire�ighter of the Year Ned Greenleaf and Steve Strickbine, publisher of
the Scottsdale Progress. “We are always honored to have the Fire�ighter of the Year and Police Of�icer of the Year represented in the parade,” Springborn said. “These individuals are representing
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Big facelift studied for Indian Bend Wash BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
L
ong before Scottsdale residents coalesced around preserving wilderness areas in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, another citizen-driven project transformed public space in the city.
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Over three decades after it of�icially dedicated that project, the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt is in line for a facelift. The city is currently developing the Indian Bend Wash Masterplan to guide repairs and identify potential new amenities. The plan applies to areas within the greenbelt from Thomas to McKellips roads, including
Vista del Camino and Eldorado parks. The project is unique because of the greenbelt’s dual purpose as both a recreational amenity and �lood control structure. Prior to its construction, the area was a �lood hazard that residents referred to as
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