Where to dine on Easter / P. 38
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NEWS .................................. 4 Illegal disposal causes trash probem.
NEIGHBORS ............... 23 Jewish pride fits her to a T.
ARTS................................. 35 Crayola, Mad Scientist team up for Scottsdale.
NEIGHBORS ........................ 23 BUSINESS ............................. 32
OPINION .............................. 33
ARTS .................................... 35 FOOD & DRINK...................38 CLASSIFIEDS .......................42
Business had roots in hiking / P. 32
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Sunday, April 14, 2019
Call Columbo! Rare airport artifacts missing BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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collection of aviation and militarythemed memorabilia has seemingly vanished into thin air after it was removed from an old building at Scottsdale Airport to make way for construction of a new business center. The new business center opened in November 2018, complete with the outdoor
Golf club threatens to sue city over $1M water line project
Thunderbird Field II Veterans’ Memorial that includes a real Stearman PT-17 biplane hanging from a shade overhang and a digital display honoring Arizona’s veterans and detailing the airport’s military history. That exhibit does not contain any of the old photos, artifacts and models that graced the old terminal, though. That collection has gone missing. It includes photos, information boards
and other items that detailed Scottsdale Airport’s origin as a World War II-era training airfield and some of the famous aviators who lived in Arizona, including Joe Foss, Barry Goldwater and members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, said Scottsdale historian Joan Fudala. Fudala said the display was originally set
Big day for Boys & Girls
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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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n informal deal between Scottsdale’s Water Resources Department and a swanky northern Scottsdale golf club has caused headaches for officials after the club threatened to sue to recoup over $1 million it invested in infrastructure on the city’s behalf. According to a City Council memo, Scottsdale National Golf Club constructed a waterline for the city while it was already building required street improvements near the club, an exclusive 45-hole development owned by GoDaddy billionaire and Scottsdale resident Bob Parsons. Scottsdale National had previously agreed to pay for road improvements as part of an aggressive expansion of its courses and other on-site amenities spearheaded by Par-
see GOLF CLUB page 6
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The cheer team from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Charros Branch was part of the action at the second annual Dreammakers Expo. The team includes, from left: Back Row: Andrea Alvarez, Annay Lopez, Evelynne Lopez-Leon, Beyonce Pineda, Camila Aviles, Amy Ayala and Hanny Lazaro Perez; Middle: Andrea Carranza; BottomL Kasey Chadwick, Rubi Cardenas and Genesis Ponce. Details: page 30. (Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale/Special to the Progress)
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