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Storied part of Scottsdale’s history changes hands BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
BUSINESS....................25
The tough road to becoming a medieval knight.
SPORTS....................... 32 Big league dreaming for Desert Mountain alum.
ARTS..................... ..........33 Butterflies and artwork do go together.
NEIGHBORS...........................................22 BUSINESS................................................25 OPINION................................................. 29 SPORTS................................................... 32 ARTS............................................33 FOOD............................................39 CLASSIFIEDS.............................. 40
Sunday, March 13, 2022
eff Vance was just looking for a place to board his horses in December when his wife, Jennifer, recommended a stable a half a mile up the road. Vance got in his truck and made the short commute to look at his horses’ poten-
Lifeguard pinch could squeeze Scottsdale pools
tial new stomping grounds. Vance pulled up to the property and noticed a group of women sitting around and asked if he could speak to the owner of the property. Lynn Grandon, who was sitting in the middle of the group, looked up at Vance and asked him “Why? Are you trying to buy the place?”
Vance chuckled and replied, “We can talk about that later, but for now I just want to board a couple of horses.” But one year later, Vance did the very thing he joked about doing. And in doing so, he is inheriting an iconic Scottsdale horse property with a long his-
see GRANDON page 12
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor
L
ocal governments across the state and nation are struggling to find police officers. Schools can’t find enough teachers and support staff. And most everyone knows a fully staffed restaurant may be more elusive than the Holy Grail. So it should come as no surprise that as the calendar bears down on summer, cities and towns in Arizona are getting nervous about finding lifeguards. That includes Scottsdale. The city issued an urgent call last week for 74 lifeguards for its four pools, warning that if minimum staffing is not achieved, “it could
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Lifeguard Megan Dick watches over swimmers in the pool at the McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic and Fitness Center. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
lead to a reduction in pool hours of operation or elimination of lessons, lap swim or waterpark access altogether.” To help lure applicants, the city announced
a pilot incentive pay program for those who sign up for duty from May 22 through Aug. 27
see POOL page 10
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