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Mayor admonished over board appearances BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

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top interfering in city board and commission meetings. That was the message Scottsdale City Council members gave mayor David Ortega during a regularly scheduled meeting July 7.

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Ortega has occasionally gone to board and commission meetings as an ex of�icio (non-voting) member. He has also at times sat on the dais and offered opinions on topics considered by the boards and commissions. But during a July 7 discussion of Council’s rules of procedure, Ortega’s colleagues call ed such conduct inappropriate.

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Ortega pointed out that the council’s rules of procedure say the mayor “shall serve” on the boards and commissions as an ex of�icio member and said that he has attended at least seven different board and committee meetings. “The acknowledgment is usually very

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ix candidates will be seeking election to two open seats on the Scottsdale Uni�ied School District Governing Board Nov 8. Amy Carney, Mary Gaudio, Andrea Keck, Sara Solem, Robb Vaules, and Carine Werner have �iled to run for the seats being vacated by Jann-Michael Greenburg and Patty Beckman. While 10 people had �iled statements of interest to run for the campaign, only six turned in the requisite minimum of 400 signatures to get their names on the ballot. They are seeking a four-year term in an un-

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positive,” Ortega said. “People say, ‘The mayor is here,’ and I will encourage them typically on what’s happening.” But Ortega sat on the dais during a Development Review Board meeting last month and expressed his opinion that a project known as the Goldwater should not be approved because it did not include overhangs for shading sidewalks and because the top floor was not stepped back. Councilwoman Tammy Caputi said that had a chilling effect on the board members’ discussion and that she received complaints about the mayor’s appearances. “I have pretty strong feelings on this rule,” Caputi said. “I think it defeats the purpose for any of us really, especially the mayor, to sit on some group we are appointing to give us advice. “I know that I have spoken with members of several of the boards who feel uncomfortable when especially the mayor is sitting because it changes the dynamic and then the decision making is interrupted,” Caputi continued, adding: “Again, we are relying on the boards and commissions to give us their expertise and opinion. It absolutely disrupts the feeling on the boards and commissions.” Ortega noted the DRB members voted 6-1 to approve the Goldwater project despite his recommendations against it. He said he typically only greets the board and commission members when he attends meetings and stays out of the discussion. It is a good way to learn “what the temperature is of the issues directly.” Councilwoman Linda Milhaven, who chaired the DRB meeting had no problem with Ortega going to meetings per se. “I think it’s great you go to commission meetings and thank people for their service and say a few words,” Milhaven said. “It’s certainly your prerogative. Any of us can do that, but I think the difference is in actually engaging in any agenda item discussion.” She noted the voters approved taking the ex officio provision out of the city charter. “I think our rules of procedure need to be consistent with the charter so I would support removing this,” Milhaven said. Ortega said he wasn’t sure the voters

Mayor David Ortega said his appearance at board and commission meetings is typically welcomed by members. (YouTube)

would agree on removing that charter, but Milhaven called upon Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell, who said the voters approved taking it out by a 77% to 23% vote in 2012. Ortega then said there were other questions tied to that vote. Councilwoman Betty Janik agreed with Milhaven and Caputi. “Out of respect for those who volunteered, I think it’s best if you again say thank you we appreciate it, but I don’t think it’s appropriate that you offer an opinion,” Janik said. Vice Mayor Tom Durham also agreed with his fellow council members. “I think it would probably be best if you’re role were more limited to asking questions rather than necessarily driving or directing the results,” Durham said. Councilwoman Solange Whitehead also said she agreed the council rules of procedure should match the City Charter. Ortega said, “It’s an interesting thing with one mayor it’s acceptable for 11 years and with another it’s not.” He also said he would go with the consensus on the issue but he won’t change his behavior until the rules of procedure are formerly changed by council. “I still feel very free until the rules are changed to weigh in and again I got very valuable information by being there in person,” he said. “That’s a useful thing.” Caputi, Milhaven and Whitehead also took issue with the way Ortega holds his comments during council meeting discussions until the end of the topic. Caputi pointed out that always allows Ortega to get the last word. She also said

Councilwoman Tammy Caputi said the mayor’s appearance at meetings had a chilling effect on the board members’ discussion and that she received complaints about such actions. (YouTube)

it allows Ortega to capriciously end the conversation whenever he wants. Instead, they felt Ortega should speak according to when he puts his name in the queue, like the rest of the council members. “I think we should all have to queue,” Caputi said. “The issue is that after we’ve all spoken, it’s sort of ‘the final word.’ ...And sometimes people still have things to say. I don’t know what has to happen because I think it happens quite often.” “But what if people still have things to say?” she asked. “If all of us haven’t queued, that seems to be a problem. I just think it causes a little bit of frustration.” Ortega said he tries to let everyone speak as often as they want during council discussions but gives preference to those who haven’t yet spoken over those who are speaking for a second or third time. In other business, Council agreed to accept a $6.6 million grant, if awarded, to allow Fire Department to hire 30 new firefighters. Nearly 85 percent of the Fire Department’s crew is eligible to retire in July 2025 because it is exactly 25 years after the department was formed and the initial staff were hired. Fire Chief Tom Shannon does not expect everybody to retire exactly when they are eligible, but he wants to be prepared for a worst-case scenario. Hiring crew now allows them time to gain some experience before the more senior members of the department leave.

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SUSD board approves budget for new year BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

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cottsdale Unified Governing Board unanimously approved a $462.8 million budget for the 2022-23 school year July 12 that grew considerably as a result of an increase in funding from the state. Because of increased funding by the state the maintenance and operations budget is expected to be $7 million higher than original estimates. That means the state funding per student will increase almost $330 per student to $4,775.27. Classroom instruction and student support services make up 71% of the budget. The budget calls for 3% across-theboard raises for employees with the lowest paid employees possibly seeing higher increases, officials said. The budget maintains current benefit costs with no increase for employees and dependents for medical insurance. The board approved $2 million in adjacent ways, which is used for sidewalks, sewers, utility lines and other related improvement in or along streets and intersections, as well as the safe ingress and egress from public school property for bus and fire equipment. Property taxes will equal $3.45 per every $100,000 of annual property tax to cover that $2 million to pay for sidewalks and sewers.

“I believe SUSD’s proposed budget is thoughtful and reflects our desire to focus resources on students and teachers in the classroom,” board member Jann-Michael Greenberg said. “I welcome the state’s increased funding for schools and Title I students, but remain concerned that unless the Aggregate Expenditure Limit is removed or the Legislature approves exceeding it, SUSD and school districts around Arizona will not receive any of the vital increased funding.” The spending limit is a provision in the state Constitution that holds public school spending – not charters – in a way that forces spending reductions when enrollment declines. “I also note that SUSD’s enrollment continues to slowly decline for a number of reasons, which might impact SUSD’s future budgets,” Greenberg continued. “I am confident that SUSD’s focus on academics, extra-curricular activities, and futurefocused programming - including the reopening of Yavapai and a dedicated middle school in the Coronado Learning Complex - will help boost enrollment in the coming years. Board member Dr. Libby Hart-Wells said, “Key highlights of the adopted budget expenditures for FY 22-23 include a seventh consecutive year of decreasing the total tax rate on our community property owners, which is estimated to be from 36% - 51% less than tax rates of peer districts.”

She noted the high percentage of the budget that goes into the classroom as well as staff raises she termed more equitable than last year’s. “Also like last fiscal year, the budget adopted had to be based on assumptions because the state Legislature had not passed the state budget in time to meet all the state-mandated deadlines imposed on public schools for budgeting. It will be revised in September in accordance with state statute to take into account the increased base support level among other funding changes, Hart-Wells said. “This budget reflects respect for all of the SUSD employees and students while maintaining taxpayer-friendliness. I applaud the SUSD leadership for striking a healthy balance among a broad base of constituencies.” Board President Julie Cieniawski, said, “I believe our students and their care providers will continue to recognize improvements in learning opportunities and the employees of SUSD will continue to see a commitment towards providing professional wages commensurate with the value we continue to strive to place on their work. “With the comparison of local tax rates of neighboring school districts, it is notable that SUSD sits at the lowest rate while still continuing to provide the best bang for the buck. These facts exemplify our stellar discharge of fiduciary obligations.”

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Last year, the state received a $135,000 award for planning; an additional $1.9 million grant will help the state recruit, hire and train additional 988 counselors. One goal of the new hotline is to reduce interactions between those experiencing a mental health crisis and police, who often are dispatched to handle such situations. A study this year by the Vera Institute of Justice examined 911 calls in nine U.S. cities, including Tucson, and found about 19% involved behavioral health situations. If trained properly, 911 dispatchers could transfer crisis calls to 988. Callers then would be connected to counselors who can provide support and resources, such as ac-

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program. Obtaining and retaining top-level staff is also her priority and says the board should show more empathy toward parents.

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Amy Carney Freelance writer Carney is a mother of six children, all of whom either graduated from SUSD schools or currently attend them. “Running for school board in Scottsdale Unified is an extension of her current mission of strengthening children, families, education and community,” her website says, adding her top issue is refocusing on academics. “Let’s get back to strengthening our students in the basics of reading, writing, and math and keep divisive ideologies and political propaganda out of the classrooms,” she states. She also lists transparency and restoring trust with the governing board as another top issue, along with respecting parents’ rights. “Trust is eroded when school institutions do not respect parents, or worse, presume to know better than parents what their children need. We must have district leaders who abide by the Arizona Parents Bill

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Texas. She was also a board member of the Plano Independent School District Council of PTAs. She served three years as a substitute teacher in Texas as well. She was on the leadership council of Playworks of Arizona and a mentor and girls’ circle facilitator for New Pathways for Youth. School funding is a top issue for Gaudio, who vows to advocate for more state money. She also said offering a top-level education will help ensure enrollment increases in the face of the expansive new voucher

Mary Gaudio Gaudio, 55, is a retired advertising agent who has lived in the district for seven years. She has adult children who did not attend SUSD schools. She has served as a PTA president in the Plano Independent School District, in

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we only had 46% of students (testing) at grade level in English, math and science,” she said. “Before COVID, of the students that took the ACT exam, only 43% met the college readiness bench mark.” She would not give her opinion of current SUSD Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel, though she said it should not have taken him 18 months to create a strategic plan, adding that it offered no measurable improvement goals for students, she said. She also said Dr. Menzel’s latest improvement plan did not set aggressive enough standards of improvement for students. If elected, she would identify a number of critical criteria for graduating a successful student, “and then you hold people accountable to achieving them,” she said.

Sara Solem Solem, 37, is a stay at home mother to her three children, all of whom will be attending SUSD schools this fall. “Any decisions that I make would be in the communities best interest, knowing those decisions will also be affecting my children,” she said. “I have 13 more years left here in the district so my commitment is not just short-term but is long-term.” She has a master’s degree from ASU in higher and post secondary education and 10 years of experience in academic and student affairs at ASU and the U of A. Solem has lived in the district the last eight years. She served on the SUSD Strategic Design Team, was a Scottsdale parent council representative and served on the district’s first SPC audit committee. She serves on the PTO for her children’s schools and has volunteered for various

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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENTS NOT WORKING!! Andrea Keck after school events. “Knowing only 54 percent of our local students actually attend SUSD schools shows me we have a lot of work to do to ensure we’re providing high quality, balanced, unbiased education that can really set us up for success in their futures.” Part of that problem stems from academics, Solem said. The district does a good job of offering specialty classes at different schools but needs to do a better job at offering a quality base-line education, she said. The other part of the problem comes down to a lack of trust and accountability parents have with the governing board, she said. “Especially during COVID, I think our community and families felt like they weren’t being heard and decisions that were being made, it wasn’t clear how those decisions were being made and how the community could be a part of that. Solem said she would work to set up town hall meetings to allow for question and answer sessions. She would also like to get more parents involved in newly formed committees. There is a limit to the number of committees she would like to see developed though. Robb Vaules Vaules, 58, is a senior vice president for ONRAD, a telemedicine company. He graduated from NAU with a bachelor’s in advertising and journalism and did some grad work at the University of Texas in Advertising. He is a graduate of Arcadia High School, where his son attends the special needs program. Vaules has been in the district

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for the last 16 years and was a substitute teacher here between 2016 and 2018. He serves on the Arizona Center for Disability Law board of directors and was recently named a 2022 Save Our Schools candidate for his pro-public education stance. He has also served on the state boards of the March of Dimes in Arizona and Minnesota. “I focus primarily on discussing how better we can run the special ed program in the district and how that can not only save money but also help children because right now my belief is we’d be better off as a district, we’d have lower legal liability exposure if our teachers better know how to treat special needs kids and what their rights are,” he said. Funding is Vaules’ main issue. If elected to the governing board he would use his voice to lobby the legislature to increase school funding. Part of that is paying teachers properly, he said. He thinks the school district needs to do a better job marketing itself.

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Carine Werner Carine Werner Werner is a mother of three. Her third child just graduated from SUSD. She and her husband own a real estate investment and development consultancy. Her website says, “I go to the board meetings, even the ones no one else goes to. I meet with administrators and review curriculum at the district office. I know where the bad curriculum is and who the bad actors are … we need a massive intervention in Scottsdale. Her website lists the following as her top issues: Championing the AZ Parents Bill of Rights, restoring trust between the district and community; demanding budget, curriculum and club transparency; and “recognizing and rewarding our most effective teachers, putting money back in the classroom and not wasting it on social media marketing. SUSD is spending $156,000 on social media marketing and branding." "In Scottsdale, we’ve gotten off track: Less than 50% of our high school students are proficient in reading and math. Parents are fleeing public schools for alternative education options. Trust in our administration and school board continues to deFamily managed since 1981

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Cities get more short-term rental oversight BY MARK MORAN Progress Staff Writer

ov. Doug Ducey recently signed a bill that gives cities and towns with more authority to fine and penalize short term rental “bad actors,” but stops well short of banning them or limiting the length of their leases. Co-sponsored by Republicans Sen. J.D. Mesnard of Chandler and Steve Kaiser of Phoenix, SB1168 is called a compromise in that municipalities get increased authority to fine homeowners whose occupants violate noise and other community ordinances while homeowners can still rent out their houses. Those rules are often breached by weekend visitors who rent a large house for the weekend, fill it with raucous revelers who party late into the night, disrupting families and year-round residents’ peace and quiet, as well as their normal routines. Philip Minardi, a spokesman for Expedia Group, hailed the legislation, calling it “a targeted, sensible package of protections

and reforms to Arizona’s vacation-rental industry.” He said the measure puts “Arizona at the forefront of innovative policy solutions for this important industry that supports over 75,000 jobs statewide” and said it creates “new mechanisms to ensure neighborhood safety while fostering an environment that will allow vacation rental hosts and their guests to continue their important contributions to a vibrant tourism economy in Arizona.” The Legislature in 2016 took away municipalities’ authority to impose regulations on short-term rentals but in recent years has given them some leeway to control rowdy party houses. The northeast Mesa community of Las Sendas recently voted to amend its Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, or CC&Rs, to restrict rentals to no fewer than 31 days. The measure passed with the support of 75% of Las Sendas residents after a six-month campaign that the HOA board publicly supported. Of the 3,090 total

votes cast, 2,604 votes were in favor of the amendment and 486 were opposed. SB 1168 really has no bearing on authority to regulate short-term rentals, according to Las Sendas attorney Curtis Ekmark. “The state doesn’t have anything to do with communities,” he said. “They left intact an association’s ability to ban STRs. But it allows the City of Mesa to fine people who violate noise and other ordinances.” The measure also shifts fines and penalties away from online rental platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO and places them on the property owner or management company that is renting out the house. It also makes various other technical and legal changes to the terms of STR agreements in Arizona. In an earlier interview with the Tribune, Shannon Preston who, with her husband Colin owns a home in Las Sendas but lives in Oregon, said that an outright ban on STRs is not in line with what they thought they bought into when they purchased their Mesa home. “The CC&Rs are a contract that we en-

tered into when we purchased our property with the homeowner’s association. “For them to just take a one-sided majority vote and remove our property rights doesn’t seem like that’s fair,” Preston said. “They are using our dues to take our property rights away from us.” The Prestons advocated for an approach that stops short of banning short term rentals outright, such as a higher fee structure, which Senate Bill 1168 addresses, or a “three strikes and you’re out” policy for people who receive multiple complaints about their renters. “There has to be some ways around just changing everyone’s rights,” Preston said. The new state law may give people who live near disruptive party houses in Las Sendas an avenue for their frequent complaints. Given that the new law empowers cities to enforce noise ordinances, disgruntled neighbors will be able to call the police with their complaints. As it stands now, an-

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Housing market drastically changing in Scottsdale BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

cottsdale’s housing market is quickly moving toward a balance between supply and demand, a leading analyst of the Phoenix Metro housing market reports – but whether that brings new hope for buyers is another matter. The Cromford Report said the entire region is seeing demand dip and inventory rise sharply – sending the Phoenix Metro area into territory not seen for well over two years. That change means that the rise in home prices has slowed to a crawl and sellers no longer are in the catbird seat in sales negotiations – often putting buyers at the mercy of bidding wars, foregoing inspections or making other concessions in a desperate effort to secure a home. While a sudden flood of new listings might be welcome by prospective buyers, the Cromford Report said that they may be in for more heartache. The only difference is that at least some sellers will be grabbing their crying towels along with them as they watch their homes spend weeks on the for-sale lists. The Cromford Report and national real estate experts have noted that while the inventory of resale and new homes has been rising dramatically for the past month, demand for them is dropping sharply as buyers remain discouraged by prices at record levels and rising interest rates. “In summary, prices have stopped rising but are still much higher than last year while sales volumes are dramatically lower

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cess to mobile mental health crisis teams, outpatient follow-up care, therapeutic interventions and more. “Mental health professionals are there from beginning to end,” said Benjamin Miller, president of Well Being Trust, a national foundation working to advance the mental, social and spiritual health of individuals. “That’s a totally different process than what happens when you call 911.” Research shows that people with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter. “Ideally, the person answering the phone (via 988) is trained to handle mental health

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than last year,” it said, adding that there has been more volatility with re-sales than new homes. Stating “it is predominantly the wealthy who are involved in the market at the moment” and that “most ordinary buyers are priced out,” the Cromford Report gave a gloomy assessment of the current Valley housing market. “The last two months have been dismal for the Greater Phoenix housing market, with demand fading sharply and supply growing at one of the fastest paces we have ever witnessed,” it said two weeks ago. “Either trend would have been negative but with both coming together, we have had a very chilly wind blowing through the market. “For many weeks, we have been looking

crises,” Miller said. “They know what to say to de-escalate, they know what to say to calm and what to say to help the individual figure out what their next steps might be.” The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which covers the nation with a network of more than 200 crisis centers, has received over 20 million calls since 2005. In 2020, the last year for which data are available, almost 43,000 of the 2.4 million calls were from people in Arizona. Calls to Lifeline from the state have increased 86% since 2016. Federal officials predict that 988 could receive up to 7.6 million calls in the first year – requiring $560 million in funding to expand local and state call centers and

for some convincing sign of the relaxation of one or both of these trends,” it continued. “We have not found any. Instead, over the last week, the situation has turned significantly worse, at least from a seller’s viewpoint. And it is worse from both a demand and a supply perspective.” It observed last week that the market here “hit the brakes so hard it has skidded off the road” because demand has fallen sharply while listings are skyrocketing. Realtor.com, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, said “Affordability will continue to remain a challenge for anyone looking to buy in the current market, as mortgage rates and home prices are not expected to drop this year; thankfully, they aren’t anticipated to grow as rapidly or significantly as they did earlier this year, though.

increase training. So far, 21 states have enacted legislation related to 988, with several appropriating tax dollars or adding telecommunications fees to pay for services, according to the nonpartisan National Academy for State Health Policy. There has been no proposed telecom fee in Arizona, however, and no increase in state funding to support the 988 hotline, according to AHCCCS spokeswoman Heidi Capriotti, who said the agency will further develop financial sustainability plans as 988 evolves. Experts say more states need to take action to secure funding for years to come. “If we want 988 to live up to its poten-

“One strong positive is that the number of homes for sale is likely to increase as the year continues, meaning more options for buyers,” it continued. The Cromford Report based its predictions of the trend in the Phoenix Metro market on a variety of data it uses to compile the Cromford Market Index. The figures it arrives at each of the 17 major submarkets in the Valley indicate how close each community is to a balanced market, with numbers above 100 indicating a sellers’ market and numbers below 100 favorable for buyers. For all of 2021 and the first three months of this year, its CMI showed numbers at times exceeding 500 – indicating markets heavily tilted toward sellers as supply shriveled. But the latest CMI shows a starkly different picture, with those figures falling between 31% and 42% from the previous month in 16 Valley municipalities. Scottsdale fared far better in the Cromford Report’s latest calculations for its index than most other cities, though it, too, is seeing sellers losing heir dominance in the market to a major degree. The Cromford Report said in just the past month, Scottsdale went from a 289 index rating to 185 – a 36% drop. Gilbert has fallen from 490 in July 2021 to 137 while Mesa has dwindled from 433 a year ago to 161. The Cromford Report noted that a wisp of panic among people trying to sell their homes before losing any advantage in the

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House panel on teen mental health maps work BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

special state House committee on teen mental health in Arizona held its first meeting June 12 with one of the panel’s two co-chairs warning people not to expect any overnight fix. And with that warning by Gilbert state Rep. Travis Grantham, panel co-chair and Goodyear Rep. Joanne Osborne asked the participants to form three or four working groups and come back with specific proposals by September that can be studied and debated through the fall and presented to House Speaker Rusty Bowers before the end of the year. Reacting to a spate of suicides that claimed the lives of at least eight Valley teens between mid-March and mid-May, Bowers, R-Mesa, created the panel of mental health experts to prepare potential solutions and recommendations to public and private agencies that address teen mental health issues and improving access to mental health care.

Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear, said she wants the House Committee on Teen Mental Health to come up with actionable recommendations by December. (Arizona Legislature video)

Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, warned committee members and others at a hearing last week to not expect much from the panel’s work. (Arizona Legislature video)

Various expects on June 12 pointed out a variety of data illustrating that more teens – as well as adults – are struggling with anxiety and other mental and emotional issues that only intensified and engulfed more kids during the pandemic. Some experts also noted that access to care is difficult, often because of cost. Despite the steady increase in drug over-

dose deaths among Arizona kids 17 and under, there were some encouraging signs in 2020, said Sheila Sjolander, assistant director of public health services for the state Department of Health Services. Although data for 2021 won’t be available until November, she said deaths and nonfatal overdoses in that age group declined slightly in 2020, giving what Sjolan-

der called “a glimmer of hope.” Grantham warned the panel and people in the audience against unrealistic hopes for the committee’s work. “There was an understanding that while mental health can be addressed and can be changed and for the better,” he said, “it’s like steering a ship: you turn the wheel and over time, the ship slowly starts to move, hopefully, in the right direction. It’s not an overnight fix.” He said that in relation to teen mental health, the Legislature first wanted to address funding for school resource officers “because if somebody at school is going to have something in their backpacks or do something bad because they’re suicidal or because they have a mental health issue, we at least want every single request for an SRO at a school to be filled before addressing the next step, which was additional counselors and all those mental health programs and things that are important. “But we’ve gotten to a point where

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even if we threw $10 million at counselors, it wouldn’t change these problems,” Grantham continued, noting that increased funding for SROs was prioritized “to try to at least stop one of these issues from occurring in the first place and then address the mental health as well. “ On a more general note, Grantham said that after six years in the Legislature, he’s learned that government moves much slowed than the private business sector. “We all come down here as legislators thinking we can like just enact or do something and change the trajectory of whatever the issue is,” he said. “It could be taxes. It could be mental health. I’m a business guy too. And government, unfortunately a lot of times, doesn’t work like business.” He told the group that it may want to consider what it actually can do, admitting “this will be a frustrating exercise.” “And that’s hard,” he said. “That’s a really hard thing to come up with. Everybody who’s in these working groups …needs to really focus in on what can government actually do to fix this problem? Can I do anything? Where can we focus our energy that way because the battle next year if we

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address this will be to get here in January and get at least 31 people in this room, in this chamber to agree to whatever is being proposed. And then 16 across the way and then a governor to sign it into law.” He noted that many agencies “will say ‘we can do that, just give us more money.’ “Well the problem is there’s not enough money for us to give to answer all those questions every year because every agency and every level of government – their

asks never go down.” He added, “I wish there was more God in our schools and our families and our federal moral structure in our country. A lot of these problems would be solved. We have a decay occurring that you can’t fix here. But what you can do is at least try to empower the families, give them more of their own resources back to address this internally and encourage them to do it in education. Government can’t legislate mo-

rality. We can’t make home life good for this body. All we can do is help create an environment that allows families to have a better home life.” Osborne, who is running in the Aug. 2 Primary Election, expressed a determination to have the committee produce concrete results that then can be addressed in the next Legislative session as well as by the new state administration next year. Stressing that “legislation is only a piece of what we’re doing,” Osborne said the panel also can address some of the gaps that experts and advocates noted – including access to mental health care and treatment. She suggested that some data being generated by agencies that reflect the state of teen mental health could be shared with school districts, churches and nonprofits. “We also have only a short window of time,” Osborne said. “This isn’t something we want to see (drag) in the next year, planning to death and having just a binder at the end of the day. We want to have something that’s pertinent now – within the next six months.” What those working groups come up with won’t be clear until the committee meets in full sometime in September.

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noyed neighbors say they themselves fear being the target of legal action for “harassing” short-term homeowners’ “guests.” Newer communities write short term rental bans directly into their CC&Rs as a matter of course, but older, more established communities that are often sought by weekend partiers have remained wide open and largely unregulated. This issue is not likely to go away any time soon for Las Sendas or any other community that votes to ban the short-term rentals. A quick internet search reveals page after page of suggestions on how to get around such regulations, for instance. Beyond that, Valley real estate attorney Ben Gottlieb says a decision in March by the Arizona Supreme Court, Kalway v. Calabria, could have a significant impact across the entire state, and on a community’s ability to change its CC&Rs. In a nutshell, the case states that in order to amend them, a community’s original CC&Rs must make mention of the possibility that the rules could, potentially, be altered in the future. “You have short term renters who will come in and seek declaratory relief,” said Gottleib. “And say ‘wait a minute, under the Kalway case this amendment is invalid and I want to protect my investment here and I had no notice that this would happen.’ So, I think this is going to have interesting ramifications. The Kalway case really makes it clear that everything hinges on what is in

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marketplace appears to be settling down. “The brighter sign is that the number of new listings over the past seven days is down from the extreme high of the week before,” it said on June 30. “At some point the seller stampede may run out of new sellers. This is not happening yet, but at least the rate at which sellers are joining the stampede is slowing.” Still, a few days earlier, it also said, “More homes are being listed for sale than at any time since 2011.” But it added, “We are not seeing forced selling, like we experienced during the foreclosure wave of 2007 to 2011. This is people electing to sell because they fear a fall in home prices. That fear is likely to be self-fulfilling. When so many attempt to make it to the exit door ahead of everyone

the original CC&Rs.” State Rep. John Kavanaugh, R-Scottsdale, who has been involved in short-term rental legislation since they became an issue, said it will be difficult to get around the HOAs approved ban. “The HOA’s will have no problem enforcing that,” he said. “First of all, the neighbors will know when different people start showing up every weekend.” Kavanaugh, a pro-business Republican understands both sides of the issue, but falls clearly on the side of people opposed to short term rentals. “On one side there is the right of people to own their property and do what they want,” he said. “On the other side is the right of people to rely on zoning laws that were in effect when they bought their land. “No one purchased their homes thinking that there would be horizontal hotels popping up next to them. The fact that people made the biggest investment of their lives and then had that open up next to them is a real shame. It destroys their life and their property value, he said.” As far as the Kalway v. Calabria case? “That’s gonna play out in the courts.” Kavanaugh said. But even Ekmark, the Las Sendas attorney, acknowledges that the community’s CC&R amendment is far from a slam dunk. “Every association considering banning short term rentals should be aware of Kalway,” he said. The bill awaits Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature, at which point it would become law Sept. 24.

else, people get hurt. “We do not pretend to know how much prices will fall in numeric or percentage terms, but the latest data suggests that it is already impossible for home prices to rise under the current market conditions,” it said. “As people get more anxious to dispose of their housing assets, price cuts are growing in number and size. The very top and bottom of the market are least affected, but the mid-range, where the vast majority of transactions occur, is experiencing a big freeze. “When a buyer’s strike and a seller’s stampede occur at the same time, the market stalls in mid-flight. A price correction becomes inevitable. The Federal Reserve has stated that they want to see a ‘reset in the housing market,’ and it looks increasingly likely that their wish will come true.”

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EVIT expands Power campus, renovates main BY CECE TODD East Valley Institute of Technology

he 2022-23 school year at the East Valley Institute of Technology will include expanded programs at the Power Campus, renovations at the Main Campus and reorganization as EVIT prepares to grow its adult programs, offer associate degrees and create more opportunities for youth in foster care. In the spring, state lawmakers approved legislation that will allow Career Technical Education Districts (CTEDs) like EVIT to offer associate degrees. Gov. Doug Ducey also signed a new state budget that includes $10 million for EVIT to construct a residence hall for foster youth on its Main Campus. “EVIT’s foundation is rooted in seeking ways to support students and communities that at times have been overlooked, underserved and under-supported,” said Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson. For instance, he said, “Arizona has a quali�ied labor shortage and poor education attainment levels. With CTEDs being able to offer associate degrees, adults will have another option for obtaining the training and education they need to be successful.”

Arizona also has a growing number of youth who are facing signi�icant challenges as they transition out of foster care. EVIT offers a program that allows foster youth to enroll in EVIT career training while they work toward obtaining their GED. The residence hall that will be constructed will provide additional services and support. “EVIT now has the opportunity to truly change their lives by giving them the structure and support they need to transition into a better future,” Wilson said. EVIT will be laying the groundwork for associate degree and foster care initiatives this year by seeking approval from its accrediting body, the Council on Occupational Education, to offer associate degrees, reorganizing and hiring staff, and renovating the Main Campus. Upon approval by COE, EVIT plans to offer its �irst associate degree in registered nursing in 2023-24. EVIT has also entered into a partnership with Heritage Academy to allow the charter school to open a high school on the Main Campus that will give preferential placement to foster youth. The charter high school will open in 2023-24. Meanwhile this school year, EVIT has expanded programs at the Power Campus, 6625 S. Power Road, to better meet

the needs of the growing population in the southeast Valley. Facilities have been expanded for the veterinary, aviation and engineering programs and renovated and upgraded for cosmetology and health care programs. The Power Campus also has three new programs this year – criminal justice, aesthetics and welding – that are also offered at EVIT’s medical assistant program is one of about a dozen the Main Campus. “The health-care career programs offered by the East Valley Instiexpansion of these tute of Technology. (EVIT) programs will allow students in the southeast Valley to attend campuses for the 2022-23 school year. EVIT closer to home,” Wilson said. High school students attend tuition-free; At the Main Campus, 1601 W. Main St., adults pay tuition with �inancial aid availMesa, EVIT offers over 40 career training able in some programs for those who programs for high school students and a qualify. dozen post-secondary programs for adults. Enrollment is still being accepted for EVIT also provides programs at a branch 2022-23. Start the process at evit.com/encampus at Apache Junction High School. roll. For more information, visit evit.com. Over 5,000 high school students and CeCe Todd is the public information of�icer adults are currently enrolled at the three for the East Valley Institute of Technology.

Attorneys Andy and Bryn DeFusco are the founding partners at DeFusco Law, a �irm that is dedicated to providing legal representation for victims of car accidents, crime, unreasonable conduct by insurance companies, and wrongful death survivors. Andy and Bryn are products of public schools and with their children attending SUSD schools, they are passionate about supporting public education. Since 2018, DeFusco Law has awarded over $28,000 to nearly 100 SUSD teachers for classroom supplies. DeFusco Law awards at least 10 teachers with a $300 stipend a year and the

teachers have used the funds to purchase items ranging in simplicity from crayons and classroom decorations to eclectic classroom supplies like owl pellets used in a biology lab and animal skulls. However, DeFusco makes it a point to award the stipends to teachers at schools that lack the funding other schools have access to. “We try to give more to the Title 1 schools because those schools don’t have strong parent-teacher organizations like non-Title 1 schools do,” said Bryn. “In those schools who have the robust parent-teacher organizations, they’re able to reimburse teachers for their classroom

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cottsdale-based law �irm DeFusco Law, P.L.C. is once again offering $300 stipends for classroom supplies to teachers in the Scottsdale Uni�ied School District. Applications are accepted through today, July 17 and the �irm hopes to announce the winners sometime this week. Although the �irm is sponsoring �ive $300 stipends for teachers, the �irm also hopes that businesses and organizations from around the city will step up to sponsor additional stipends as teachers gear up for the upcoming school year.

supplies. But even then, it’s not always enough.” She also aims to give to teachers who work with students that have disabilities like Julie Jimenez a licensed speech and language therapist who lends her services to Tonalea K-8 school and Arcadia High School. “Because of the stipend that I was awarded, I was able to purchase many items for my kids that will help them with their social-emotional needs and communication skills,” she said, “Words cannot express what this level of generosity means to my kids and me.” To apply: defuscolaw.com.

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Goalie camp teaches new netminders values BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

eing a goaltender on a hockey team can be isolating. Most teams only have two goalies on a team, and most do not have a coach specializing in goaltending. However, for one week each summer for the past 26 years, Behind The Mask hockey shop owner Randy Exelby has saved a sheet of ice so that goaltenders from around the state can receive two hours of goalie-specific instruction. “I’ve been to several camps in Arizona and out and this is definitely the best one for goalies,” said Henry Stratton, 14, who will tend the twine for Notre Dame Preparatory High School as a freshman this year. “The coaches really make you feel like you’re one of them,” Henry said, “and they don’t make you feel like you’re an outsider. They make sure that every person gets better and not just specifically a few people.” For five days, goaltenders started their

Randy Exelby talks to attendees in between rotations at the Behind the Mask Goalie School in Scottsdale. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

mornings by lacing up their skates, strapping on their pads, sliding their carbon fiber or plastic masks over their heads and taking the ice for 30-minutes of goalie-specific power skating – which some goalies have attributed to sharpening their game while ironically dulling their blades.

“I think the power skating is an important part of the position that a lot of goalie instructors don’t really go over,” said 14-year-old Aidan Mullarkey, who plans to patrol the crease for Mountain Ridge High School this upcoming season. “I like that this camp focused on that for

at least 30 minutes of each ice time and I think working hard, getting gassed and learning better edge work is a good part of this camp,” Aidan added. After carving the ice by making c-cuts with their feet, skating to lines on the ice where they would drop to their stomachs and recover and partaking in myriad skating drills, the goaltenders would head off to stations where they would face pucks slung by skilled shooters from and by a machine that shoots pucks as fast as 100 mph at one station. That was unanimously a favorite drill among the campers. “I definitely liked the puck shooting machine drill because it gave us a chance to react to some strong rebounds and make some nice saves,” Henry said. Although the puck machine station was a camp favorite, Exelby noted two things about the campers he saw stonewalling shooters this year. “We had a lot of younger goalies this year.

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Scottsdale women’s group helps meals program BY ANGELA SIMS Progress Guest Writer

n Arizona, 231,429 seniors (14.5%) are threatened by or experiencing hunger. Arizona ranks 15th in the U.S. for food insecurity for seniors. Nationwide, 63% of seniors visiting food banks say they must choose between food and medical care, according to Meals on Wheels and Feeding America. Seniors’ mental and physical health are impacted when they face hunger and food insecurity. Food-insecure seniors are more likely to suffer from diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, heart attacks, asthma, and more. These statistics are troubling and heart-

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breaking. Behind the numbers, parents, grandparents, veterans, our neighbors are

struggling to meet the basic needs of nourishment and nutrition.

Meals of Joy, a local nonprofit founded in 2014 by Larry Cervarich of Goodyear, is committed to addressing this need. It provides quality meals at a reasonable cost (or no cost, depending on income level) to seniors in the West Valley. These meals are delivered hot and fresh, directly to the homes of seniors, five days a week! Each month a menu is provided, and the clients can choose exactly which days and meals they would like to receive hot, to their doorstep, every week day. There is also an option to order a “Weekender Meal” that is delivered on Friday. Volunteers pick up the meals and deliver them to the seniors, providing a personal

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10-week-old falcon nesting nicely at Medieval Times BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

edieval Times recently welcomed a new falcon to its flock with the addition of an 11-week-old Saker Falcon named Orion. Orion is the third bird to take his perch at Medieval Times in Scottsdale and, according to Medieval Times Falconer, Sir Anthony “Tony” Amodt, Orion is adjusting nicely to his new home. “When the birds get here, they’re just nervous. They’re so nervous that they don’t even want to eat,” Amodt said. “Sometimes it takes a week for them to start eating, but he started eating on day two.” Since Amodt already has Orion taking food out of the palm of his hand, the real task has begun getting Orion show ready.

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So, we had 13 goalies that were ages 7 to 9 and 23 of our goalies were under 11,” Exelby said. “So, we had a new generation of young goalies, which was great and I’m really impressed with how hard they worked, how well they listened and how much they improved. It’s almost like we’re cultivating a new generation of goalies, which is great.” Although some goalies could be seen redfaced and dousing themselves with water after each drill, it is because of one lesson that Exelby hoped to impart to the young netminders. “It’s easier to do a drill once 100% than three times at 80%,” Exelby said. “Just work hard because when you’re not working hard, somebody is,” added 15-year-old Joaquin Keelor, who plans to keep the goal for Corona Del Sol high school next season. Those two nuggets of advice were not the only lessons Exelby and his team of coaches — many of whom attended the camp as students before — imparted to this year’s students. “We just try and get goalies to move out and challenge the shooters to make themselves look big and then just to stay up on their feet and react to the puck,” Exelby said. As a former journeyman of pro hockey who appeared in two NHL games — once for the Montreal Canadians and once for

people – which he admits is the hardest part of the process. “The biggest challenge is just getting them used to people. So, flying in an empty arena is one thing, but then flying in an arena full of 900 to 1,000 people that are all cheering and waving flags is the hardest part,” Amodt said. “Before I ever fly a Sir Anthony “Tony” Amodt said Orion has a pretty big learning curve as the falcon adjusts to being around people and learning bird in a show, I’ll bring them out to our Hall to fly right. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) of Arms where everyTo accomplish the feat, Amodt’s first step body hangs out and congregates before will be to acclimate Orion to being around showtime to hang out, take pictures and

the Edmonton Oilers — Exelby’s knowledge goes a long way with the young minds at his camp. “Randy has experience as being a former NHL you know, pro goalie, and just unwinding his experience down to the in-

structors, which trickles down to the kids in the camp. So, I think everyone just benefits from all the wisdom that’s here,” Aidan said. On the last day of camp, all of Exelby’s lessons culminated in a last-man-standing

take questions. Once they’re comfortable once there, that’s when I know that when I throw them into a show, they’re going to be OK with it.” Once his birds are comfortable with being around people, Amodt proceeds with the ancient training of “lure flying” where the falcon chases a leather beanbag that resembles a bird and oftentimes has a snack tied to it. Although Amodt relies on traditional ways to train his falcons, there has been one scientific innovation that aids his job: a scale. Before the invention of the scale, Amodt demonstrated that falconers would brush their fingers along the chest, or keel, of the falcon to feel if it is becoming too heavy to fly.

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shootout where goaltenders competed against each other to see who could stymie the most shooters. Exelby hopes that these students will

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connection versus just a meal delivery or drop-off outside the door. Both the volunteers and the seniors benefit from this personal interaction. Cervarich shared a story of one volunteer who noticed that a senior had been wearing the same clothing each day the meals were delivered. The volunteer bought new clothing for the client. In another instance, a volunteer noticed that a client had not picked up meals from outside the door. This volunteer called 911 and emergency responders found the client passed out on the floor. They were then able to assist her in getting the medical attention she needed. In April, Lauryn Wingate shared the mission of the Meals of Joy with her 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun group in Scottsdale. Members were moved to support this worthy organization and chose the charity as the recipient of their quarterly donations. Meals of Joy was awarded $17,000 to

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However, Amodt opted not to ruffle his bird’s feathers and weigh them on a scale where he could track their weight down to the gram. As it currently stands, Amodt’s lightest bird weighs 650 grams and his heaviest weighs 1100 grams. “That weight range is very important because they’re athletes and they’re flying every day so they need to be strong and healthy,” he said. “If you have a bird that’s too heavy, they don’t want to work because they have no motivation to get it whereas if you have a bird that’s too low, and they’re hungry, they’re not healthy. So, we have to strike that balance of weight.” However, Amodt admits that the best way to train his birds is through positive reinforcement. Amodt said. “You can’t use any kind of negative reinforcement at all with a bird

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carry lessons they’ve learned into their next season of hockey and that they were able to form friendships that will last a lifetime and shine above team rivalries. “I hope that the students take a work ethic away from this camp, foremost, and what we stress too is that we want them to take

continue their valuable work, providing for the nutritional well-being of seniors in the West Valley. “Donations from organizations like 100+ Women Who Care are always extremely valuable, because that means we can provide meals to the seniors who need them. These donations are our lifeline,” Cervarich stated. 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun is a group of like-minded, passionate women who want to connect to one another and to their communities. The ladies are leveraging their resources so their quarterly gifts of $100 per member add up to a significant donation to a local charity. Since the chapter’s inception in 2015, over $912,625 has been donated to local charities. This group of women has learned that giving back is better together. To learn more about 100+ Women Who Care Valley of the Sun or to register for their upcoming giving circle on Aug. 17 at the HomeSmart Corporate Office, visit 100wwcvalleyofthesun.org. because if they’re afraid of you, or they decide they don’t like you, they’re just not going to come back. The only thing keeping these birds coming back to me is the fact that they have to like me and they have to trust me.” Once Orion is trained for the show, he could have a performing career that lasts anywhere between 15 and 20 years. “When they’re ready to retire, they start to slow down a little bit and they are less interested in doing the work the new birds are excited to do,” Amodt said. “Everybody’s different but when they’re ready to retire, they let me know.” Although Amodt hopes for a long career from Orion, like the two other birds – Nixon and Lorelei – that call the Scottsdale castle home, the next three to six months will be dedicated to prepping Orion to perform. Amodt also hopes to forge a bond with his new feathered friend. Info: medievaltimes.com

away friendships where they meet goalies and they’re going to see a goalie from this camp at another rink and they say ‘hey, I remember you from the goalie school.' We try to teach them that this camp is all about working hard, having a good attitude, having fun and making friendships.” Info: behindthemask.com

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Erik’s Electric Bikes pedals into Scottsdale BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

rik Saltvold has only had two jobs in his life: delivering newspapers by bike and working on bikes. He originally began repairing bicycles in his backyard in 1977 and he eventually graduated to a storefront. Before he knew it, his business had multiplied and he eventually grew it outside his native Minnesota with storefronts stretching from Illinois to Kansas to – now, Scottsdale. “I just really enjoy being around cycling and so as we continued to reinvest in the business and to grow it organically,” Saltvold said. “A lot of people from Midwest markets spend part of their year down there so we felt that there was a large customer base that provided opportunities to ride the bikes in the Phoenix area. “We figured this would be a good move

Andrew Stinson is the general manager of Erik’s Electric Bikes’s new Scottsdale location. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

for us to expand our reach.” Saltvold had been looking at Scottsdale for years but it wasn’t until around De-

cember 2021 that he decided to kick the tires on expanding his business westward by acquiring the space of a former mat-

tress store located on Scottsdale Road near Thunderbird Road. “We looked at a number of locations throughout Scottsdale but our preference was to be on Scottsdale road and we wanted to be in an area with the best visibility to the market,” Saltvold said. “We selected a location that was central, easy for people to get to and had an area to ride right in front of the store. The store felt like a good spot for us.” With his spot secured, Saltvold recruited a former employee of his, Andrew Stinson, to serve as the general manager of his newest store. “It’s an exciting job and I did enjoy working with Erik’s and working directly with people,” Stinson said. With Stinson on board, Erik’s Electric Bikes opened in Scottsdale on July 2 and has already made a mark with clients

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NOAH’s new Cholla Health Center to open in fall BY ALISON STANTON Progress Contributor

large construction project that is currently underway at a former car dealership in South Scottsdale will help bring needed healthcare to the community. When it is completed this fall, the 30,000 square foot building will be the new home to NOAH Cholla Health Center. “The Cholla Health Center will combine three facilities into one comprehensive health center,” NOAH’s Chief Executive Officer Wendy Armendariz said, adding that Heuser Pediatric Dental Clinic, Heuser Family Medicine Center and Cholla Health Center will all be located inside what will be NOAH’s largest

The new NOAH Cholla Health Center will have 24 medical exam rooms, six dental care operatories, 20 counseling/psychiatric areas, a group/play therapy room, a psychiatric triage area, onsite lab services, a multipurpose room and community resources. (Special to the Progress)

health center. NOAH is creating the new facility, Armendariz said, because of the continued growing need for affordable healthcare services, as well as the nonprofit organization’s growing patient population. “In this new facility, NOAH will be able to expand the number of patients we serve and have the space to add additional services and points of connection for our patients and partners throughout the area,” she said. NOAH Cholla Health Center will have 24 medical exam rooms, six dental care operatories, 20 counseling/psychiatric areas, a group/play therapy room, a psychiatric triage area, onsite lab services, a multipurpose room and commu-

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latinum Living Realty, an independent luxury real estate brokerage in Scottsdale with four offices across Arizona, added 26 real estate agents to the firm in the first half of 2022, bringing to more than 100 the number of its full-time Realtors. “The impressive number of agents that have joined us this year is testament to the alternative brokerage model that we have built,” said Jay Macklin, co-owner of Platinum Living Realty. “As an independent brokerage, we are able to offer our agents a high-touch, highsupport environment to help them achieve the greatest levels of success.” Platinum Living Realty takes a different approach than traditional real estate brokerages by providing agents with a customized package of more than 20 marketing tools to help effectively target and grow their businesses. It said in a release it also provides “consistent and individualized coaching to work through challenges and problems that arise, opportunities for generating new leads and clients, plus other tools and policies that focus on

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looking to pick up a new ride. In stock at Erik’s Electric Bikes are bikes for casual riding, mountain trekking and distance riding from manufacturers Aventon and Specialized bikes that can reach speeds of up to 28 miles per hour. “We carry bikes that conform to the industry standards in terms of maximum speed but they work like any mountain bike so it only goes as fast as you pedal but with an assist. It’s like somebody riding along,” Saltvold said. The bikes require the same amount of maintenance as any other bike would but it also have a removable battery customers can charge in their homes. “Maintenance is pretty much the same as any other bike where you have to check the chain and have it checked up once a year,” Stinson said. “Each bike will come with a charger specific to that model of bike and most will even allow you to remove the batteries so you can park the

Some of the new real estate agents at Platinum Living Realty include, from left, Niko Siqueiros, Melissa Hererra, Madison Raskin, Jack Luciano, Jay Macklin, Raul Siqueiros and Peter Hall. (Courtesy Platinum Living Realty)

the agent’s success.” The new Platinum Living Realty

agents include: Jack Luciano, Raul Siqueiros, Peter Hall, Madison Raskin,

Andrew Stinson works on the dropper seat post of a customer’s gravel e-bike at Erik’s Electric Bikes. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

Niko Siqueiros, Melissa Hererra, Rosemarie Siqueiros, Diana Martinez, Glen Mills, Kimberly Pulido, Christopher Pulido, Bridget Brennan, Marshawn Cummings, Lynise Trice, Craig Dahl, Donna Doglione, Vanessa Roark, Eric Fullam, Stephanie Gorden, Frankie Mae Rojas, Courtney Zimmerman, Darlene Palmer, Joleen Sposeto, Melody Peterson, Amy Lavine and Ian Lynch. “Continuing to grow our business in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley is a priority for us,” said Raul Siqueiros of Jack and Raul Real Estate Group at Platinum Living Realty. “After meeting with Jay and learning about the collaborative culture, innovative marketing, and terrific “no ego” support, we were certain that Platinum Living Realty was exactly what our team needed to elevate our business even further.” Platinum Living Realty specializes in real estate services for luxury communities like DC Ranch, North Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Paradise Valley, offering a diverse collection of properties from cozy single-family to ultra-luxury estates Information: platinumlivingrealty. com. bike in the garage and take the battery indoors where it’s not 150 degrees Fahrenheit.” Once customers have purchased a new ride, Stinson has a few spots around the city that he recommends for a cruise. “The canal path is a fantastic, awesome ride. I also like to do mountain biking and I'm a big fan of McDowell Mountain because it's a faster, smoother trail,” Stinson said. “But if you are still a little adventurous and if you like to do road riding, I also like to ride around the McDowell area just because you get these long open roads that offer good hill climbing.” With a store stocked full of bikes to serve all needs, Stinson is eager to watch the rubber hit the road and see customers shed a childlike grin as they speed off on a new bicycle “I hope the experience is what usually happens when they come back and they’re just all smiles,” he said. Info: 602-422-8430 or Eriksbikeshop.com

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nity resources. In-person and virtual visits will be available to the estimated 16,000 patients who will come to the new NOAH Cholla Health Center, which Armendariz said will be a one-stop shop for healthcare. The decision to locate the new NOAH Cholla Health Center in Scottsdale was based on a number of reasons, Armendariz said. For example, as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, NOAH’s facilities must be located in areas where patients need them the most. “Here in South Scottsdale, at the 101 freeway and McDowell Road, our new Cholla Health Center will be situated in the cross-section of financial and medical need for individuals, families and seniors with low incomes, in a location that offers accessibility for multiple modes of transportation,” Armendariz said. “It is also in close proximity to medical and community resources that our patients need to succeed in their health

and wellness journey.” In addition, for the past 25 years, the Scottsdale community has been vital to the creation of NOAH and helping the nonprofit organization reach thousands of lives with their mission to provide compassionate, quality healthcare. “It’s clear that Scottsdale and the neighboring communities in Tempe, Mesa and East Phoenix have always been an important part of NOAH’s ability to impact the health and wellness of our community,” Armendariz said. The project will cost an estimated $5.2 million, which Armendariz said will come from a combination of federal and local grants and support from individuals and organizations. While transforming an old car dealership to a warm and welcoming healthcare center is definitely a first for NOAH, Armendariz said everyone at the organization is excited about the project. “We are grateful for everyone’s continued support, and we cannot wait to share the new Cholla Health Center with everyone later this year.” For more information about the new Cholla Health Center visit noahhelps.org/cholla-kick-off/.

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Couple coaches college women’s basketball team BY IAN SACKS Cronkite News

t �irst glance, the coaching staff for the Scottsdale Community College women’s basketball team appears fairly typical: a diverse range of voices leading 12 players. Upon deeper look, the staff is unique. Head Coach Tasha Washington is married to assistant coach Joe Bonham. The two complement each other well on the basketball court. She is more defensiveminded, and he is more geared to the offensive side of the ball. But the staff sets itself apart for other reasons as well: Washington is a Black woman. Although diversity data is hard to �ind at the junior college level, at Division I, II and III, 12% of women’s basketball head coaches are Black women, according to NCAA.org. That’s compared to 32% who are white men. White women construct the highest percentage of head coaches at 45%. Just a decade ago, Black women head coaches made up 8%. “More people that look like me are getting more chances to sit at the table,” Washington said. “It makes me feel good. … I have a very diverse group of players. For our Black athletes, you know, I sometimes feel like there is even more of a calling for me to be more of a mentor to them, not that I’m any less than the others, but just how big it is to be able to play for somebody that looks like you.” Washington acknowledged she faced challenges stepping into the leadership role as a Black female head coach. She played for longtime Scottsdale coach Bike Meder, a black man, and her high school coach was a woman. Her sphere of in�luence was diverse throughout her playing days, but as she branched out, she realized just how rare her experiences had been. As the U.S. celebrates the 50th anni-

versary of Title IX, Washington’s rise to the head coaching position illustrates the possibilities available for her players once their playing days end. She said she would not be sitting in the head coach’s chair if it was not for that piece of legislation. “It’s empowering to us, especially to see a woman like that, like our coach, just to see her,” sophomore forward Ashten Martinez said. “How much she’s achieved, it makes us more like, ‘Oh, we can do that too.’ So just to have that role model in our lives, like on and off the court … it’s amazing.” For Washington and Bonham, the connection on the Tasha Washington, left, knows that as a Black female head coach sideline mirrors their of a junior college women’s basketball program, it shows others partnership off the “how big it is to be able to play for somebody that looks like you.” Her husband, Joe Bonham, is her assistant. court. Even when (Courtesy of Scottsdale Community College) they are at home, the game of basketball is never far from their tend practice in the afternoon. minds as a game is always on the televi“When you’re a head coach, you want sion, which have turned their four-year- to have people around you that you trust old son Ciaran into a fan. and who better to have than my hus“It’s awesome just to see them, like, band,” Washington said. “He’s going to connect on the court, off the court,” Mar- have my back more than anybody. So, it tinez said. “It brings us together as well.” just works out.” Bonham is a part-time assistant and Washington and Bonham began dating works a full-time job at Waste Manage- when they were both assistant coaches ment. He works closely with the com- at the Division I level. She was at North pany’s employees on the East Coast, so Florida, and he was at Tennessee State. he begins working in the early morning After six months of a long-distance hours. This schedule enables him to at- relationship, the two got engaged – the

night before their teams played against one another in 2014. Washington’s Ospreys won the game on a buzzer beater. After getting married, the two stepped away from the game, but the hiatus lasted just six months. The opportunity to coach together on the AAU circuit in Tennessee opened, and they jumped at it. They coached with Tennessee Flight and helped to turn their squad from perennial losers to consistent winners. “You could de�initely see that they both correspond with each other with everything,” said Talia Dial, who is embarking on her freshman season with Scottsdale and who led the AIA in scoring with 25.5 points per game as a senior at Dysart High School. “It’s nice having the female, male perspective when we’re going through stuff, so just like it’s more in depth and just helps all the players overall.” From Tennessee, Washington and Bonham came to Scottsdale, where Washington played before at Armstrong Atlantic State as well as professionally. Upon joining Scottsdale, they both served as assistant coaches. Washington was elevated to head coach, and this past season was her �irst season leading the Artichokes. Scottsdale �inished third in the conference with an 8-12 mark and a 14-14 overall record. The team battled COVID issues throughout the campaign. After not playing any games the final 11 days of January, the Fighting Artichokes played 12 games in a three-week span in February. “Those hurdles of helping others and pouring your heart and soul into others and doing it together, the hurdles you hit, it makes your own hurdles not feel as big,” Bonham said. “Certainly, the big ones, it’s easier to overcome because, I mean, you’ve done it with your spouse helping others, right?

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New art exhibition plants Tempe jazz series merges seeds at Civic Center with Scottsdale venue BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

early half a decade ago, photographer Taylor James was cruising around the desert of Ajo with biomimicry writer Adelheid Fischer when they got to talking about seeds. The two share a mutual interest in how seeds are naturally transported by floating through the air, flying in the digestive tract of a bird or hitchhiking on a piece of human clothing. Then Fisher floated an idea to James. “She had this idea that she just loved – how all these different seeds are, how they moved throughout the desert and how they kind of latch on to people like Velcro. And then it just kind of snowballed … Guests can also take a digital trip out to George ideas were just bumping along the “Doc” Cavalliere Park in northern Scottsdale to view a 360-degree experience of a unique public desert,” James said. James got to work collecting art installation and view a rendering of the work. (Special to the Progress) seeds, placing them under microscopes and photographing them as James and Fisher began talking about a no one had ever seen before. field that Fisher had devoted the past deOnce James was able to get a closer look cade and a half of her life to studying: bioat minuscule seeds that can be smaller mimicry, which is defined as “the design than a flake of pepper, he realized little de- and production of materials, structures, tails that looked familiar to him. and systems that are modeled on biologi“Seeing things on a larger scale expand- cal entities and processes.” It has been scied so much larger allowed me to see the entifically linked to developments ranging beauty of seeds. Seeds can look plain and from Velcro to Japanese bullet trains. ordinary until you can almost blow them Mutually intrigued by biomimicry, the up to hundreds of times what they are in duo determined the best way to expose real life and see the detail in them and ap- this to the masses was to curate an art preciate them on a whole different level,” exhibition featuring a selection of James’ he said. snapshots. “Once that’s accomplished, they’re re“We can find inspiration from everyday ally interesting to look at and people can nature around us and that was the impesee their function and how they work in nature.” see MOVE page 35

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empe-based Lakeshore Music, which for 14 seasons a premier jazz-concert serie, has merged with Scottsdale-based Ravenscroft Hall. The renamed Ravenscroft Jazz Series will begin its 2022-23 season Sept. 17 with a concert fronted by jazz drumming legend and Valley native Lewis Nash, according to Lakeshore President/founder Woody Wilson. Wilson, a longtime civic leader and pioneer in the Valley’s jazz scene, has been named executive producer of the rebranded jazz series, Ravenscroft Director David Bauer said. “Woody Wilson is a legend in the local jazz community, who has produced and promoted amazing con- Jazz drummer Lewis Nash, a member of Arizona certs for many years,” Bauer said. State University’s faculty, is the featured opener “We’re thrilled that he’ll be bringing rebranded Ravenscroft Jazz Series in Scottsdale. that knowledge and experience to (Special to the Progress) our inaugural season of the Raventhe Arts would work to everyone’s satisscroft Jazz Series.” The Ravenscroft series will be presented faction. “But, this past season proved that the monthly September through May at Ramove to Scottsdale was not only successvenscroft Hall, 8445 E. Hartford Drive, just ful in terms of audience development, but southeast of Loop 101/Princess Drive in that our missions were compatible and evthe Scottsdale Perimeter Complex. eryone was committed to making it work. Ravenscroft Hall is an intimate 200-seat Wilson anticipates considerable savconcert venue featuring a Meyer Constelings “by eliminating the duplication of eflation sound system and state-of-the-art fort that comes with two nonprofits in the video capability. It boasts an optimal lissame building doing the same mission.” tening experience and perfect viewing The Ravenscroft campus includes Jazzfrom any seat. bird Lounge, where patrons may enjoy a “After 14 years of running a 501(c)(3) beverage and light hors d’oeuvres. It has nonprofit by myself, I’m delighted to hand that part over to the team at Ravenscroft,” a small performing stage and tables for Wilson said. “Being separate entities for about 100. Many of the Valley’s finest jazz the first year made sense. Nobody was cer- artists are booked into Jazzbird each Fritain the move from the Tempe Center for see JAZZ page 35

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tus for organizing the exhibit designed to move seeds that float, fly or hitchhike to the desert southwest,” Fisher said. “So, desert plants, like plants everywhere, have this inherent paradox they have to solve. They’re attached to the earth, but their offspring must float fly or hitchhike to find safe sites in which to germinate and flourish.” That was when Wendy Raisanen, the curator of collections and exhibitions for Scottsdale Public Art, got involved. “The ASU bio biomimicry center and design library contacted me and they asked, ‘would you be interested in, you know, showing this exhibition?’ So, I went over to ASU about two years ago to check out some of the photographs and I was blown away,” Raisanen said. Although she was startled at first to see such intricate details of these small seeds, she was able to draw a comparison between the seeds and the “Sonoran Seed Pods” art installation by Jeff Zischke at George “Doc” Cavalliere Park in northern Scottsdale. “To me, the association between this show and our public art piece ‘Sonoran Seed Pods’ was perfect because we have a six-piece sculpture that’s on a hiking trail and I grew up hiking around and would get some of these seeds stuck in my socks,” Raisanen said. Outside the entrance to the exhibition sits a table where guests can download the Hoverlay app and scan a QR code and be digitally transported to George “Doc” Cavalliere Park, where they will see a 3D rendering of Zischke’s sculpture and then spin the screen for an interactive 360-degree display of the actual sculpture. “We’ve been doing AR with the vari-

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day evening in the free-of-charge Jazzbird Nights Series. For me, it has been a wonderful 14 years of presenting the finest jazz artists in the world,” Wilson said. “COVID-19 nearly killed us, but Bob and Gretchen Ravenscroft supported us through the hardest of times. And when Bob told me he was going to build our very own theater, I jumped at the chance.” “It will be bittersweet to close down Lakeshore Music, but another door has opened for me and I’m walking through

ous public art pieces that we have and we hadn’t done it for this one, because it’s really far away and you can’t get cell reception out there so it’s just a perfect tie-in,” Raisanen said. Augmented reality was not the only way that this exhibition was brought to life as the gallery includes two baskets weaved by Tohono O’odham weavers out of Devils Claw weeds. However, the stars of the show are of course the seeds. “Besides being visually incredible, these seeds in our close-up view show the science and story behind them and how it relates to design is something that I find fascinating,” Raisanen said. “It’s such a cool show on things and I think everybody can learn from it, even if they’re not a science person.” Fisher noted that how seeds travel in the desert “hasn’t been particularly well studied. “The desert botanist on our exhibition committee hadn’t even seen most of these seeds and recruitment structures in detail until Taylor photographed them,” Fisher said. “So, this exhibition, in many ways, is grounded and appropriate and it also points that desert seeds and the fruiting structures that help them flow are an innovation.”

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What: Designed to Move: Seeds That Float, Fly or Hitchhike through the Desert Southwest When: the exhibition is on display during library hours until September 30. Where: Civic Center Public Gallery inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Cost: Free Info: scottsdalepublicart.org/exhibitions

it,” Wilson said. “I couldn’t be happier with our prospects for the future. Our jazz concerts at Ravenscroft have brought the patrons of Lakeshore Music into an incredible new venue.” Here’s a brief rundown on its upcoming season. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at Ravenscroft Hall. Tickets: 602679-0590, lakeshoremusic.org, info@ lakeshoremusic.org. Lewis Nash and Friends, Sept. 17. Nash, whose career spans more than

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Bourbon and Bones expands with cocktail lounge BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

fter its bar became so packed with patrons that it was running out of room at its Chophouse in Old Town, Bourbon and Bones decided to take a stab at opening a cocktail lounge. The vacant space next door to the chophouse became a perfect place to launch B&B Cocktail Lounge after nearly six months of renovation on the former site of Cold Beers and Pizza. “This is just something that is needed in the area,” said B&B Cocktail Lounge General Manager Haley Bauer. “The idea here is we wanted to add on to the experience. “There are a lot of �ine dining restaurants in the area and this is one of those spots that we want people to come in to before their dinner or after dinner and enjoy each other a little bit longer.” Although the lounge was created to accommodate the chophouse’s over�low of bar customers, it was important to Bauer that the lounge captured the same essence of hospitality and luxury that the chophouse provides by offering fan-favorite menu items and putting spins on traditions provided at the chophouse. Although dishes like oysters, shrimp, calamari and meatballs are offered at both establishments, the biggest contrast is at the lounge bar, where customers are treated to complimentary slices of bacon served in a mason jar as opposed to the bread that is served at the chophouse. “Whenever you sit at our bar, we send out a complimentary order of bacon because who doesn’t want bacon?” Bauer said with a laugh. The lounge also marries the best of both bars of its next-door restaurant and the San Tan chophouse by offering nearly 250 whiskies. “San Tan’s sells a lot of high-end tequila whereas the chophouse sells a lot more of

Haley Bauer is general manager at B & B Cocktail Lounge in Scottsdale. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

high-end whiskies, so everything that we carry is a combination between the two stores,” Bauer said. The lounge also boasts perfectly produced cocktails for parched patrons. “Because of the craft cocktail spot of what we do, everything is measured out to be precise,” Bauer said. “We make the cocktails based on exactly how they need to be made to make them perfect every single time so that every time you come back and you order the same cocktail it tastes the same.” Best-selling cocktails include the Berried Alive cocktail that features Tito’s handmade vodka, a Tri-berry puree, simple syrup and lemon juice and served in a martini-style glass with a sugar rim as well as its special “Pre-Prohibition Old-Fashioned” cocktail infused with 18-year-old Whistle Pig Rye whiskey, muddled cherries, an orange peel and is served with an ice ball or on the rocks. Although there are several similarities

B & B Cocktail Lounge offers a sleek, comfortable atmosphere for drinks and hanging out. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

between the chophouses and the lounge, it is the dining menu where customers get a taste of the new concept. “So, we have more of a sharing portfolio of food, versus just that normal entree style,” Bauer said. “The smaller plates are nicer because we have so many guests that are willing to come in and sit down. And if there’s a group of four or �ive people, they can order two or three dishes and just share amongst each other.” Although the restaurant has offerings like salads, a raw bar and dishes like wagyu carpaccio, several dishes make Bauer begin to salivate. “The sushi is amazing and I could eat it every night,” she said. “And the steak au gratin on our sharable items menu makes my mouth water just thinking about it.” However, the signature dish at B&B Cocktail lounge is its “bacon steak” which guests generally gravitate towards ordering after tasting the complimentary strips of bacon. The bacon steak features two thick-

cut slabs of bacon glazed with a bourbon maple glaze and served atop a bed of hearty slaw that melt in one’s mouth once chewed. The menu is slated to rotate every month and B&B Cocktail Lounge is currently serving customers on both a walkin and reservation basis. But Bauer believes that the lounge could become so busy once tourism season rolls around customers may only be able to dine on a reservation basis. Because of the growing popularity of the Bourbon and Bones concept, Bauer hopes to see more B&B Cocktail Lounges open at future restaurants. “I hope that it takes off and we can continue to open up these lounges throughout Phoenix,” she said. “I think every market that we’ve been opening a chop house in could also utilize a lounge, I think that lounge feel is super important.” Info: Bourbonandbones.com B&B Cocktail Lounge is located at 4222 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 102.

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Cornell prof gave us a BBQ sauce recipe for the ages

t’s one of the most famous chicken recipes in America. So, one delicious way to celebrate summer bbq’ing is by popping a cold one in honor of the man who has helped to make barbecued chicken America’s favorite picnic food. Cornell University Professor Robert Baker is the creator of the famous Cornell Barbecue Chicken Sauce, the recipe that is often referred to as “State Fair Chicken.” The simple and tasty sauce can be used as a fabulous two-hour marinade or for basting chicken on the grill. And the bbq sauce that goes with the chicken is just as unique, with a mayonnaise base instead of tomato sauce. The Cornell Barbecue Chicken isn’t the only iconic Ingredients: 8 large skinless, boneless chicken thighs 1 egg 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups cider vinegar 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions: 1. Wash and pat dry chicken thighs. Place in a large bowl. 2. Prepare the basting mixture by placing the egg and vegetable oil in a medium bowl and whisk vigorously to combine. Add the vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper, whisking to combine. Set aside. 3. Heat a grill plate to medium high heat. Brush with olive oil. Arrange the thighs on the grill. 4. Immediately start basting the chicken with the

recipe to come from Baker. He is also the inventor of more than 40 other recipes including chicken and turkey hot dogs, and the world-famous chicken nugget. (McDonald’s generally gets the credit for inventing the chicken nuggets, but Baker published his chicken nugget recipe in the 1950s, while McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets recipe was patented in 1979.) Another creation that probably helped land Baker in the Poultry Hall of Fame (Yes, there is one!) was his revolutionary method of binding breading to chicken that is used in hundreds of food applications today. In the book, “The Lexicon of Real American Food,” it says that Robert Baker’s goal in life was to get people to eat more chicken. Mission accomplished. basting mixture. Baste often, about once every 3 to 5 minutes, stirring the basting mixture as you use it. Continue grilling until the chicken turns a rich golden brown and the meat is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes per side and internal temperature is 165 degrees. Serve with BBQ Sauce. Serves 4 Cornell Chicken Barbecue Sauce Makes 1 ½ cups 1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup cider vinegar 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1. In a bowl, combine the mayo, vinegar, poultry seasoning, pepper and salt. Whisk to combine. 2. Brush lightly over chicken thighs and serve remainder in a small bowl on the side. Serves 8.

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