22
NEIGHBORS
SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | JUNE 21, 2020
Neighbors
Scottsdale.org l
@ScottsdaleProgress
/ScottsdaleProgress
New chef’s work ethic a family tradition BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
A
s a teen, Scottsdale resident Jeremy Pacheco spent his summers with his brother working on his father’s cotton farm in Marana. As early as 4 a.m. they would walk up and down the fields and pull morning glories and weeds. “We were called ‘hoe hands,’” Jeremy recalled, adding with a laugh, “It was very long, boring and hot.” The Pacheco family’s Arizona roots go back 10 generations and since spending his summers pulling weeds and driving the tractor to the field and spraying weeds – “we broke a lot of stuff,” Jeremy admits – Jeremy has traded his weeding gloves for a white, crisp chef’s jacket em-
Four generations of the Pacheco family include, from left, grandfather Art Pacheco Jr., father Lyall Pacheco, and Jeremy Pacheco and his sons, Tyler and Nathan. (Debby Wolvos)
broidered with the title “Executive Chef.” Having worked for several renowned establishments throughout the Valley, including the Phoenician and LON’s at the Hermosa Inn, Jeremy’s quick to attribute his successes to his father, Lyall Pacheco. “I remember him being a really hard worker and working all the time, and a lot of what I got from my dad from farming was a work ethic that’s carried through with me today,” Jeremy said. It’s this same work ethic that Lyall learned from his own father, Art Pacheco Jr., who farmed as much as 3,000 acres. “He taught integrity,” Lyall said. “He taught me how to have a good work ethic, just like Jeremy said. And that’s what
see PACHECO page 18
Scottsdale teen helping families in need BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer
M
iss Arizona USA Yesenia Vidales and Miss Arizona Teen USA Molly Schwanz, a Scottsdale resident, want to make a difference amid the pandemic. To help those in need of food and financial assistance, Vidales and Molly have partnered with Phoenix Rescue Mission and its Hope For Hunger Food Bank to host a Valley-wide food drive. “We knew how much Phoenix Rescue has done for others, so there was no other charity we wanted to team up with,” Schwanz said. The Valley-wide food drive continues through the June and includes several drop-off locations, including four in Scottsdale. The public can donate non-perishable
Glow Blow Bar owner Lynette Louissia, flanked by Miss Arizona USA Yesenia Vidales, left, and Miss Arizona Teen USA Molly Schwanz is helping the two pageant queens with a drive to help needy families. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
food items to the following locations: Glam Squad Couture in Scottsdale, Scotts Training Systems in Chandler, Cryoworld Drip & Spa in Phoenix, AZ Fit Pro in Scottsdale, Spray Tan Queen Studio in Scottsdale, Hard Knocks Gym in Phoenix, Face Therapy in Scottsdale, Glow Blow Bar in Scottsdale, Regina Valenzuela Hair and Makeup in Phoenix, and Francisco Adame Dance Arts Modeling Academy in Phoenix. Suggested donations include cereal, soup, rice, beans, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned meat, peanut butter, ramen noodles, mac and cheese, and crackers. “We are so grateful to provide North Phoenix/Scottsdale a convenient drop-off location for their Valley-wide food drive and help fight hunger here in the Valley,” said Lynette Louissa, Glow Blow Bar owner.
see DRIVE page 24
